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The Daniel Cemetery

The Daniel Cemetery from directly overhead

The Daniel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Run Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 14 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117522385, matched on coordinates and name (38 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.63613, -96.87863

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willow Run Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pyburn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Louis Nichols Park: 0.8 mi
  • Little Shenandoah Park: 1.2 mi
  • Marcus Harrington Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 57
Museums: 46
  • International Museum of Cultures: 1.5 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 3.0 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 3.0 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 3.1 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Murray Hill: 19.0 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 21.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Red Bluff: 15.4 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 11.8 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobWSW216 m21.1 mi
Murray HillW209 m19.0 mi
Chalk HillN202 m7.6 mi
Sand HillESE117 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667482868679685749
Precip in2.62.63.63.74.33.91.91.83.04.52.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582272

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