Thorp Spring Cemetery
Thorp Spring Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Lone Mountain stands 413 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Add-Ran Christian College, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Hood County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117508789, matched on coordinates and name (103 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Add-Ran Christian College: 0.5 mi
- Pleasant Thorp: 0.8 mi
- Donor's plaque: 2.1 mi
- First Christian Church of Granbury: 2.3 mi
- First Baptist Church of Granbury: 2.5 mi
- Granbury Disc Golf Park: 2.1 mi
- Granbury City Park: 2.2 mi
- Decker Field: 2.4 mi
- Log Cabin: 2.6 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Thompson Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.2 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Tater Nob: 13.6 mi
- Barnard Knob: 14.3 mi
- Greetings from Glen Rose: 16.4 mi
- Paluxy Trading Co.: 16.5 mi
- Barnards of the Brazos: 16.5 mi
- Historic Glen Rose: 16.5 mi
- Historic Barnards Mill: 16.7 mi
- Rail Station Museum: 2.6 mi
- County Jail Museum: 2.8 mi
- Creation Evidence Museum: 16.3 mi
- Somervell County Historical Society Museum: 16.5 mi
- Barnard's Mill and Art Museum: 16.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Comanche Peak: 6.2 mi
- Conway Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Lake Granbury Master Gardener Demonstration Garden: 2.1 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 9.8 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 16.6 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Greenhouse and Gardens: 24.0 mi
- Apatosaurus: 15.1 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 15.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 23.1 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 23.1 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 9.8 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 16.5 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 23.0 mi
- Chalk Mountain: 22.1 mi
- Brazos Point: 22.8 mi
- Three Way: 24.3 mi
- Canoe Docks: 11.7 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 23.1 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 8.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thorp Spring Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Mountain | SSW 204° | 413 m | 22.5 mi |
| Chalk Mountain | SSW 196° | 390 m | 20.8 mi |
| Comanche Peak | SSE 166° | 373 m | 6.2 mi |
| Double Mountain | WNW 283° | 359 m | 17.3 mi |
| Oyster Hill | N 4° | 351 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tater Nob | NNE 21° | 344 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buzzard Hill | NNW 343° | 337 m | 24.3 mi |
| Inspiration Point | NW 313° | 335 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12414184419
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