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Sherwood Cemetery (HTC)

Sherwood Cemetery (HTC) from directly overhead

Sherwood Cemetery (HTC) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 662 m. Ketchum Mountain stands 830 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 18 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Irion County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117572715, matched on coordinates and name (60 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.29564, -100.78364

108 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 48
Parks: 37
  • Middle Concho Park: 16.6 mi
  • Spring Creek Park: 16.8 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 16.9 mi
  • Red Bluff Circle Park: 17.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 17.6 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Lopez Peaks: 5.5 mi
  • High Point Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Monument Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Ketchum Mountain: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 16.0 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Anson Spring: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sherwood Cemetery (HTC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ketchum MountainW 277°830 m15.6 mi
Johnson HillW 270°808 m21.2 mi
Cedar HillWSW 239°797 m19.0 mi
Lopez PeaksWNW 295°781 m5.5 mi
Monument HillSW 218°750 m13.5 mi
High Point HillSW 226°739 m12.6 mi
Big HillSE 136°737 m20.2 mi
McLaughlin MountainN 8°731 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2319:55
June solstice06:4020:1620:51
September equinox07:3219:0919:41
December solstice07:3917:0817:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856647380828275655345
Precip in0.91.01.51.62.62.51.92.32.62.21.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mertzon 12nnw, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12437994173

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