Sholar Cemetery
Sholar Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Hollow Rock Mountain stands 172 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is McFadden Landing, a beach 1.9 miles away. Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
cemetery in Shelby County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117490762, matched on coordinates and name (20 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Toledo Bend Forest Scenic Byway
85 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Truitt Community: 2.0 mi
- B. F. Morris and the Town of Joaquin: 4.6 mi
- Ramah Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Pickering Lumber Company mill?: 6.5 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Tenaha: 6.7 mi
- Bone Hill: 10.0 mi
- Porter Hill: 11.3 mi
- Risinger Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sixmile Hill: 12.7 mi
- Bennett Mountain: 17.8 mi
- Yellow Dog County Park: 3.2 mi
- Joaquin Mini Park: 4.6 mi
- Logansport Park: 7.5 mi
- Center Mini Park: 12.1 mi
- Center Municipal Park: 12.5 mi
- Shelby County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Historic 1891 Panola County Jail & Museum: 17.4 mi
- Panola County Historical Museum and Library: 17.4 mi
- Texas Country Music Hall of Fame: 17.5 mi
- Jim Reeves Statue and Grave: 16.2 mi
- Pony Statue: 18.1 mi
- McFadden Landing: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Pulaski: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sholar Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Rock Mountain | SW 230° | 172 m | 18.6 mi |
| Big Hill | S 172° | 164 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bennett Mountain | WSW 239° | 159 m | 17.8 mi |
| Porter Hill | W 271° | 144 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Hill | ESE 116° | 108 m | 21.0 mi |
| Bone Hill | S 174° | 105 m | 10.0 mi |
| Stonewall Hill | WNW 290° | 97 m | 19.5 mi |
| Sixmile Hill | NW 320° | 96 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 19:50 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:40 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Center, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971439354
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