Stranger's Rest Cemetery
Stranger's Rest Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Moss Hill stands 123 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Forestry Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Angelina County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q117547067, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1995
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Southland Paper Mills, Inc.: 1.7 mi
- City of Lufkin: 1.8 mi
- Collins-Shotwell House: 2.0 mi
- Mount Calvary Baptist Church: 2.9 mi
- Policemen Last Roll Call: 8.5 mi
- Winston Park: 1.2 mi
- Louis Bronaugh Park: 1.5 mi
- Cotton Square Mural Park: 1.6 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.8 mi
- Jones Park: 1.8 mi
- Dunagan: 5.1 mi
- Rocky Springs: 6.4 mi
- Peavy: 7.2 mi
- Platt: 7.5 mi
- Alco: 7.8 mi
- The Island: 9.9 mi
- Duck Roost: 15.3 mi
- Bill Hill: 15.5 mi
- Hooper Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 18.2 mi
- Texas Forestry Museum: 0.7 mi
- Museum of East Texas: 1.4 mi
- Naranjo Museum of Natural History: 5.6 mi
- Huntington Heritage Museum: 8.5 mi
- The History Center: 11.9 mi
- Alazan Bayou Wildlife Management Area: 9.5 mi
- Pineywoods Native Plant Center: 20.2 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Angelina College Roadrunner: 4.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stranger's Rest Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Hill | ESE 123° | 123 m | 20.9 mi |
| Moss Hill | ESE 123° | 122 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 128° | 111 m | 18.2 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SSE 148° | 111 m | 19.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 129° | 108 m | 18.2 mi |
| Bill Hill | SSE 147° | 101 m | 15.5 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 163° | 79 m | 25.0 mi |
| Sugar Mounds | W 269° | 73 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 19:51 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:44 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lufkin Angelina CO AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971432024
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