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Terrace Cemetery

Terrace Cemetery from directly overhead

Terrace Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 782 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrace Cemetery Gateway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Garza County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117446132, matched on coordinates and name (185 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.19102, -101.35619

62 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 6
  • Post City Park: 1.3 mi
  • David Nichols Park: 1.4 mi
  • C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp: 3.6 mi
  • Elgie Allen Park: 23.0 mi
  • City of Slaton Park: 24.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Two Bush Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Courthouse Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 23.7 mi
  • Engine 1809: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gholson Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainN 350°909 m17.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSE 133°850 m22.9 mi
Two Bush KnobSE 140°754 m6.5 mi
Cedar HillSE 125°714 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2519:57
June solstice06:3820:2220:58
September equinox07:3419:1119:44
December solstice07:4617:0517:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654627179838174645244
Precip in0.81.01.01.72.73.32.42.52.81.71.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Post, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403562986

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