The Colony Cemetery
The Colony Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Recreation Field, a park 2.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 186 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
186 named places within 25 miles
- First Christian Church of Granbury: 2.6 mi
- Donor's plaque: 3.4 mi
- Thorp Spring Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Wright-Henderson-Duncan House: 3.5 mi
- Hood County News: 3.5 mi
- Church Recreation Field: 2.1 mi
- Lauren Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Granbury City Park: 3.6 mi
- Granbury Disc Golf Park: 3.8 mi
- Decker Field: 3.8 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.2 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Barnard Knob: 14.0 mi
- Berry Knob: 16.3 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.0 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.0 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 14.1 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 14.1 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 14.2 mi
- County Jail Museum: 4.2 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 4.3 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 13.5 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 14.0 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 14.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Conway Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Apatosaurus: 12.2 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 12.2 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 20.4 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 20.4 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 24.4 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 11.1 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Three Way: 20.9 mi
- Brazos Point: 21.2 mi
- Canoe Docks: 12.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 9.6 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Colony Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | SW 225° | 427 m | 21.9 mi |
| Lone Mountain | SSW 204° | 413 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 194° | 390 m | 17.4 mi |
| Comanche Peak | SE 134° | 373 m | 4.2 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 294° | 359 m | 16.9 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 7° | 351 m | 23.0 mi |
| Tater Nob | NNE 22° | 344 m | 17.0 mi |
| Inspiration Point | NW 321° | 335 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414184424
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