Snake Creek Cemetery and Church
Snake Creek Cemetery and Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Damon Mound stands 44 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117578900, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Don Wenzel Memorial Harvest Park: 5.8 mi
- Bates Allen Park: 7.1 mi
- King-Kennedy Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
- Croom Park: 10.4 mi
- Port of Wharton Riverfront Park: 11.5 mi
- Needville Methodist Church: 5.8 mi
- Needville Methodist Church Cemetery: 7.0 mi
- Kendleton: 7.8 mi
- Terry v. Adams: 7.8 mi
- Freeman W. Douglass: 8.5 mi
- Fort Bend County Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi
- Fairgrounds Stage: 12.7 mi
- 1930s George Ranch Home: 16.9 mi
- Cowboy Barns and Working Pens: 16.9 mi
- 1860s Ryon Prairie Home: 16.9 mi
- Wharton County Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- 20th Century Technology Museum: 10.5 mi
- Black Cowboy Museum: 15.1 mi
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum: 15.3 mi
- Fort Bend Museum: 17.9 mi
- Peach Break: 3.1 mi
- Elm Ridge: 3.3 mi
- Damon Mound: 11.4 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 13.2 mi
- Nash Dome: 16.4 mi
- Peach Creek: 2.5 mi
- Preston: 6.3 mi
- Newgulf: 7.4 mi
- Waterville: 9.7 mi
- Nottawa: 18.6 mi
- Alligator: 21.7 mi
- Group of 14 Torch Drawings: 21.8 mi
- Pastoral: 21.9 mi
- Brazos Trace: 21.9 mi
- Cougar: 21.9 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 2.4 mi
- D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area: 20.9 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Preston Street Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- The Gardens at Parkway: 21.6 mi
- Hansen Park: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Creek Cemetery and Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Mound | ESE 115° | 44 m | 11.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | N 356° | 40 m | 22.4 mi |
| Huntington Mound | N 8° | 35 m | 18.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 25° | 29 m | 23.2 mi |
| Elm Ridge | W 264° | 28 m | 3.3 mi |
| Peach Break | WNW 286° | 27 m | 3.1 mi |
| Nash Dome | ESE 103° | 17 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:50 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:55 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thompsons 3 WSW, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403612679
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