Welch Cemetery
Welch Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church & Cemetery, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 14 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Rusk County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117605360, matched on coordinates and name (26 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
102 named places within 25 miles
- Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church & Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- Brachfield: 1.7 mi
- Pine Hill Methodist Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Maple Grove Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Buckner Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Greems Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Hog Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Sirls Mountain: 12.6 mi
- Stonewall Hill: 13.1 mi
- The Sand Hills: 16.5 mi
- Smith Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Montgomery: 9.4 mi
- Fair Park: 9.5 mi
- Yates Park: 9.7 mi
- Lanevile Park: 10.3 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.0 mi
- Tatum on the Santa Fe Museum: 19.7 mi
- Texas Country Music Hall of Fame: 20.3 mi
- Panola County Historical Museum and Library: 20.5 mi
- Historic 1891 Panola County Jail & Museum: 20.5 mi
- Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari: 24.0 mi
- R E St John Memorial Stadium: 24.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 24.8 mi
- Mineral Springs: 19.1 mi
- Lone Star: 22.8 mi
- Pony Statue: 19.5 mi
- Jim Reeves Statue and Grave: 24.1 mi
- Tonkawa Spring: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Welch Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Button Mountain | SW 215° | 221 m | 19.0 mi |
| Flower Mountain | SSW 201° | 211 m | 22.3 mi |
| Quinn Mountain | WSW 250° | 190 m | 18.4 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | SW 217° | 189 m | 12.6 mi |
| Denny Mountain | SSW 209° | 188 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hollow Rock Mountain | SE 136° | 172 m | 24.7 mi |
| Greems Mountain | SE 133° | 167 m | 5.5 mi |
| Beard Mountain | SW 216° | 160 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:53 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971419053
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