Sunshine Cemetery
Sunshine Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Alazan Mott stands 2 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandywine Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Nueces County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117673008, matched on coordinates and name (46 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandywine Park: 0.3 mi
- Sgt J.D. Bock Park: 0.6 mi
- Lakeview Park: 0.6 mi
- South Fork Park: 0.8 mi
- Victoria Park: 0.8 mi
- Karankawa Indians: 2.3 mi
- Jovita González de Mireles: 2.6 mi
- Ward Island: 3.1 mi
- Rabbi Sidney A. Wolf: 3.9 mi
- General W.W. Sterling: 3.9 mi
- Texas Surf Museum: 8.5 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 9.3 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 9.3 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 9.5 mi
- Art Museum of South Texas: 9.5 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 4.7 mi
- Francine Cohn Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 15.6 mi
- University Beach: 3.2 mi
- J P Luby: 10.1 mi
- New Port Pass: 10.3 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 10.4 mi
- Malaquite Beach: 16.9 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 10.4 mi
- Big Hill: 13.3 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 15.2 mi
- Alazan Mott: 20.9 mi
- Green Hill: 21.4 mi
- The Great Heron: 1.4 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 8.6 mi
- Orion's Belt: 8.9 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 9.5 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 10.6 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
- The Learning Garden: 9.8 mi
- American Bank Center: 9.3 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 9.9 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 20.6 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunshine Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alazan Mott | SSW 203° | 2 m | 20.9 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 165° | 1 m | 13.3 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | S 171° | 1 m | 15.2 mi |
| Green Hill | S 180° | 1 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dagger Hill | S 181° | 1 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — C C Botanical Gardens, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6204556765
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