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Stockdale Cemetery

Stockdale Cemetery from directly overhead

Stockdale Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Rocky Point stands 237 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Town named for Governor F.S.Stockdale, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Wilson County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117443489, matched on coordinates and name (123 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.23029, -97.96705

134 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 37
  • Bryce Field: 0.4 mi
  • Stockdale City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sutherland Springs Community Park: 6.5 mi
  • Masonic Youth Park: 12.3 mi
  • City of Nixon Central Park: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Museums: 10
Peaks: 9
  • Marcelinas Hills: 9.8 mi
  • Kings Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Rocky Point: 15.9 mi
  • Bald Mound: 19.2 mi
  • Rocky Mound: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Suphur Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Denning Spring: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Martin Luther Statue: 23.6 mi
  • Steelmaker: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Green Acres Golf and Games: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Water Garden Gems: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky PointWNW237 m15.9 mi
Kings HillN228 m15.0 mi
Capote KnobNNE209 m21.1 mi
Capote HillsNNE181 m20.5 mi
Marcelinas HillsWSW171 m9.8 mi
Van Cleave MoundE143 m21.1 mi
Bald MoundE142 m19.2 mi
Rocky MoundE132 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3420:0020:35
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2317:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579706153
Precip in2.12.22.73.14.43.62.53.13.03.22.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6277661045

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