Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery
Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson County Regional Fair Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 12 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Henderson County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117666796, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 17.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
125 named places within 25 miles
- Henderson County Regional Fair Park: 1.1 mi
- O.D. Baggett Park: 2.2 mi
- Coleman Park: 3.0 mi
- Railroad Park: 3.0 mi
- Ginger's Park: 3.0 mi
- Pine Grove Hill: 8.2 mi
- Melton Rock: 9.3 mi
- Big Rock Top: 11.1 mi
- Sand Hill: 11.5 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Henderson County Historical Society Museum: 2.8 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 18.9 mi
- Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 22.1 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 22.5 mi
- Corinth: 9.4 mi
- Mars: 10.1 mi
- Ben Wheeler: 16.0 mi
- Centreville: 17.2 mi
- Clower: 22.4 mi
- Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center: 3.6 mi
- Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- Richland Creek Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Gus Engeling WRDA: 23.6 mi
- Lindsey Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Allen Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Cox Bluff: 24.0 mi
- Van Zandt County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Van Zandt County Westbound Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Canton Artestian Well: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shelby Chapel Church and Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill Mountain | ESE 119° | 234 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 159° | 231 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rock Hill | SE 137° | 214 m | 16.3 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | ENE 77° | 212 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 326° | 207 m | 11.5 mi |
| Melton Rock | NW 317° | 196 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | ESE 115° | 192 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Rock Top | NW 324° | 187 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12405583891
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