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Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community

Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community from directly overhead

Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Thornton Schools, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.42855, -96.62375

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 11
  • Hawkins Park: 8.4 mi
  • Old Fort Parker State Historical Park: 10.4 mi
  • Fort Parker State Park: 12.7 mi
  • Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Washington Park: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Horn Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Cedar Mound: 11.8 mi
  • Bald Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Morgan Hill: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tidwell (Steele Creek) Cemetery and Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillNNW 348°201 m8.4 mi
Tehuacana HillsN 11°195 m22.1 mi
Bald HillN 11°186 m24.3 mi
Morgan HillNE 54°174 m16.9 mi
Andrews HillENE 71°140 m8.9 mi
Payne HillSE 125°137 m25.0 mi
Bald HillSW 227°122 m14.8 mi
Cedar MoundENE 69°113 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2319:5920:35
September equinox07:1518:5319:25
December solstice07:2216:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657381848579695850

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mexia, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415448

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