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Tanner Cemetery

Tanner Cemetery from directly overhead

Tanner Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Burkeville Church of God, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Colonial Trails Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Newton County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117622745, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.00485, -93.65276

Overlooks nearby

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Sam Forse Collins Recreational Park: 11.8 mi
  • Boise-Vernon Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
  • Caney Creek Park: 12.8 mi
  • South Toledo Bend State Park: 14.7 mi
  • Louisiana State Park Site 15: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Gunter Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Sand Hills: 11.8 mi
  • Twin Hills: 13.1 mi
  • Fox Hunters Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Chinquapin Hill: 17.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Beauregard Museum: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Moore Plantation WMA: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsNW 307°157 m13.1 mi
Hi Truett HillW 270°143 m21.0 mi
Sand HillN 353°122 m24.2 mi
Chinquapin HillNW 311°116 m17.8 mi
Rock HillN 353°114 m24.7 mi
Walker HillNW 308°111 m18.8 mi
Bald HillWSW 241°111 m22.7 mi
Sand HillsN 3°108 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5519:26
June solstice06:1219:4620:22
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:1016:4117:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657380838277675750
Precip in5.34.55.14.74.34.94.73.43.94.24.85.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toledo Bend DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971439860

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