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Valley Mills Cemetery

Valley Mills Cemetery from directly overhead

Valley Mills Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Round Mountain stands 366 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Roden Taylor Crain, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Bosque County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117446508, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2017
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.66327, -97.47751

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 0.4 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 0.5 mi
  • Boy Scout Park: 0.8 mi
  • Cockrell-Thiele Park: 9.9 mi
  • Heritage Plaza: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Norway Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Norman Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Norse Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 13.6 mi
  • Little Bee Mountain: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 7
  • (27) Herb Garden: 19.0 mi
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 22.5 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 22.6 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 22.6 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Serenity Point: 22.3 mi
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 22.5 mi
  • Historic Bell: 23.2 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 23.2 mi
  • Bird Blind: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Mcc beach: 18.4 mi
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainWNW 291°366 m24.9 mi
Jenson MountainWNW 291°355 m20.2 mi
Flat Top MountainWNW 298°354 m22.5 mi
Number Six MountainNW 307°348 m23.3 mi
Cranfills MountainWNW 290°344 m22.1 mi
Rogstad MountainWNW 293°343 m19.0 mi
Ilseng MountainWNW 291°342 m18.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 290°337 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2620:0320:39
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2616:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464957657380848478675648
Precip in2.52.43.53.64.63.91.72.03.84.42.62.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitney DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395124052

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