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Western Heights Cemetery

Western Heights Cemetery from directly overhead

Western Heights Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Clyde Barrow grave, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76566, -96.84619

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Fountain Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coombs Creek Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
  • Annie Stevens Park: 0.8 mi
  • Twelve Hills Nature Center: 0.9 mi
  • Kessler Parkway: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Seventh: 1.5 mi
  • George Dealey Statue: 2.4 mi
  • This Place, Everywhere: 2.5 mi
  • Kangaroo: 2.5 mi
  • Armadillo: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Nature reserves: 17
Peaks: 5
  • Chalk Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Flower Mound: 21.5 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 21.9 mi
  • Murray Hill: 22.4 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Outpost: 2.4 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 12.4 mi
  • Red Bluff: 21.4 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • McKamy Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 14.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellWNW 299°218 m21.9 mi
Murray HillWSW 248°209 m22.4 mi
Chalk HillWSW 241°202 m2.9 mi
Flower MoundNW 323°202 m21.5 mi
Mayor's HillNW 308°180 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403566559

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