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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. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

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

80 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
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: 7
  • 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 HillNNW201 m8.4 mi
Tehuacana HillsN195 m22.1 mi
Morgan HillNE174 m16.9 mi
Andrews HillENE140 m8.9 mi
Payne HillSE137 m25.0 mi
Bald HillSW122 m14.8 mi
Cedar MoundENE113 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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