Swisher Cemetery
Swisher Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Dallas City Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117556544, matched on coordinates and name (71 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lake Dallas City Park: 0.8 mi
- Corinth Farms Park: 1.0 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.1 mi
- Willow Grove Park: 1.1 mi
- Town Hall Park: 1.3 mi
- Leo the Lion: 2.3 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- The Tribute Rock Snake: 6.2 mi
- Harmony: 6.4 mi
- Civitas: 6.4 mi
- Corinth Shiloh Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- 1848 Denton County Seat: 3.0 mi
- Old Alton Bridge: 4.3 mi
- Old Alton Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Taylor Family Cemetery: 4.7 mi
- Rich Lubke Community Organic Garden: 5.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 6.4 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 7.3 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 7.9 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 8.1 mi
- African American Museum: 8.1 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 8.6 mi
- National Videogame Museum: 11.3 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 9.3 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 11.6 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 11.7 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 12.3 mi
- Crayola Experience: 13.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 8.6 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 9.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 9.8 mi
- Crawford Hill: 10.0 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 8.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 11.8 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 24.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- The Corral: 17.8 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 18.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 21.9 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 24.1 mi
- Camey Spur: 10.7 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.3 mi
- Sowers: 21.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 5.0 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 19.0 mi
- Shayhan Point: 1.6 mi
- McKamy Spring: 21.7 mi
- Muddy Creek: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swisher Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 353° | 255 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 277° | 253 m | 9.8 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 314° | 244 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Point | W 271° | 234 m | 10.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | W 268° | 231 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSW 209° | 218 m | 17.3 mi |
| Town Common | SW 226° | 217 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 288° | 207 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12389325971
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