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Wheatland Cemetery

Wheatland Cemetery from directly overhead

Wheatland Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 193 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheatland Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Dallas County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117690169, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.65000, -96.85590

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
Museums: 45
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 1.9 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 1.9 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 1.9 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 3.0 mi
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Murray Hill: 20.3 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 22.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Red Bluff: 16.9 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 13.4 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 15.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobWSW216 m22.7 mi
Murray HillW209 m20.3 mi
Chalk HillNNW202 m6.9 mi
Sand HillESE117 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 solstice07:2616:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667482868679685749
Precip in2.62.63.63.74.33.91.91.83.04.52.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582263

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