Veal's Station Cemetery
Veal's Station Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is William and Elisabeth Woody Homestead, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2017
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Optimist Gazeebo Park: 2.9 mi
- Melanie Park: 7.8 mi
- Central Park: 8.1 mi
- Shady Grove Park: 8.8 mi
- Ash Creek Park: 8.9 mi
- William and Elisabeth Woody Homestead: 0.0 mi
- Springtown Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Hill Family in Springtown: 2.7 mi
- Springtown Tabernacle on the Square: 2.9 mi
- City of Springtown: 3.0 mi
- Life is Peachy: 13.0 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 13.2 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 13.2 mi
- Texas Trail Buds: 18.6 mi
- Sharing Spaces: 19.0 mi
- Heritage Museum: 4.8 mi
- Azle Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 13.1 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 13.1 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 13.8 mi
- Chandor Gardens: 13.7 mi
- Greenhouse and Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Memorial Rose Garden: 20.4 mi
- Clark Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Meditation Garden: 22.3 mi
- Tater Hill: 2.0 mi
- Burton Knob: 4.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 4.6 mi
- Indian Knob: 4.7 mi
- Reno Peak: 7.4 mi
- Pearls Dance Hall: 21.3 mi
- Cowtown Coliseum Rodeo: 21.5 mi
- Livestock Exchange Building: 21.6 mi
- Cowtown Cattlepen Maze: 21.6 mi
- Stockyards: 21.6 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 7.3 mi
- Rush Creek: 12.7 mi
- Advance, Texas: 14.3 mi
- Audubon: 20.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.5 mi
- Lone Point: 13.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 17.9 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 23.9 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 11.6 mi
- State park swim beach: 22.0 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veal's Station Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slipdown Mountain | W 276° | 415 m | 13.4 mi |
| Indian Knob | WNW 295° | 387 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wampler Hill | WNW 301° | 377 m | 21.4 mi |
| Skeen Peak | NW 305° | 373 m | 8.7 mi |
| Two Bush Knob | WNW 294° | 373 m | 21.7 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | NW 311° | 365 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 270° | 359 m | 17.2 mi |
| Oyster Hill | SSW 210° | 351 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:07 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453476920
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