Swanson Cemetery
Swanson Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Pine Mountain stands 231 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas State Railroad, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
127 named places within 25 miles
- Texas State Railroad: 0.0 mi
- First Baptist Church of Palestine: 3.2 mi
- Reagan Monument: 3.5 mi
- Alonzo Marion Story: 3.5 mi
- Captain William Kimbro: 3.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.7 mi
- Flint Hill: 9.5 mi
- Daly Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 10.3 mi
- White Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Texas State Railroad: 0.3 mi
- Calhoun Park: 3.3 mi
- Reagan Park: 3.5 mi
- Beach Volleyball court: 3.6 mi
- Willie Myers Park: 3.8 mi
- Steven Bennett Park: 3.4 mi
- Davey Dogwood Park: 5.4 mi
- City Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Wolf Creek Lake Park: 7.9 mi
- Lakeview Assembly: 9.0 mi
- Howard House Museum: 3.9 mi
- McDonald Museum: 10.1 mi
- Kathleen C Fitzgerald Museum: 21.8 mi
- Fairy Garden Trail: 5.4 mi
- Texas State Railroad - Rusk Depot: 22.7 mi
- Jarvis: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swanson Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NNW 334° | 231 m | 16.5 mi |
| Rock Hill | N 351° | 214 m | 22.8 mi |
| Pryor Mountain | E 93° | 210 m | 22.5 mi |
| Gray Mountain | NNE 32° | 209 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ghent Mountain | ENE 64° | 207 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | E 80° | 206 m | 18.0 mi |
| Casey Mountain | ENE 57° | 200 m | 19.0 mi |
| Camp Hill | SSE 148° | 199 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
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 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palestine 2 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395065426
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