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Trees Cemetery

Trees Cemetery from directly overhead

Trees Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bethel Cemetery, a historic site 0.2 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 Q117580307, matched on coordinates and name (112 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.63034, -96.92673

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn Springs Historical Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sugarberry Park: 1.4 mi
  • Waterview Park: 1.4 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 57
Museums: 49
  • International Museum of Cultures: 1.4 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 2.8 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 5.0 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 5.0 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Murray Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 18.4 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 2.8 mi
  • Red Bluff: 12.6 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 10.3 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellNW218 m24.6 mi
Poverty KnobWSW216 m18.4 mi
Murray HillW209 m16.2 mi
Chalk HillNNE202 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657280848578675648
Precip in2.73.03.83.74.74.22.32.43.15.03.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582259

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