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Terrace Cemetery Gateway

Terrace Cemetery Gateway from directly overhead

Terrace Cemetery Gateway 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, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 59 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 (181 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.19095, -101.35618

59 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
Attractions: 2
  • Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 23.7 mi
  • Engine 1809: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gholson Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainN909 m17.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSE850 m22.9 mi
Two Bush KnobSE754 m6.5 mi
Cedar HillSE714 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/12403562987

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