Tyson Cemetery
Tyson Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cemetery in Denton County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117674943, matched on coordinates and name (55 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mountain Springs School: 4.7 mi
- City of Pilot Point: 6.2 mi
- Pilot Point Post-Signal: 6.3 mi
- Pilot Point Church of Christ: 6.3 mi
- County Line Baptist Church: 6.6 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 13.3 mi
- Ring-Tailed Lemur: 14.9 mi
- Leopard Tortoise: 14.9 mi
- African Spurred Tortoise: 14.9 mi
- Animal Encounters: 14.9 mi
- November Devil: 14.5 mi
- Shadow Garden: 14.8 mi
- Carrizo: 14.8 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 14.8 mi
- In High Places: 14.9 mi
- Explorium: 12.9 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 13.5 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 14.4 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 14.6 mi
- African American Museum: 14.6 mi
- Mount Olive: 3.6 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 9.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 17.8 mi
- Monarch Hill: 18.7 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 13.4 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 14.6 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 14.8 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 15.1 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 1.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.1 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 19.9 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 18.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tyson Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 350° | 255 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 203° | 253 m | 19.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | SW 218° | 244 m | 12.7 mi |
| Long Point | SSW 204° | 234 m | 21.0 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | NNW 339° | 232 m | 9.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SSW 202° | 231 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 203° | 207 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12271615493
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