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White Chapel Cemetery

White Chapel Cemetery from directly overhead

White Chapel Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 579 m. Bald Knob stands 700 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Day Use Area, a park 3.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 26 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

cemetery in Coleman County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117656555, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.87958, -99.53589

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 15
  • Robinson Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Bead Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Jim Ned Peak: 13.5 mi
  • Chandlers Peak: 14.1 mi
  • Santa Anna Mountains: 15.3 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 7.2 mi
Museums: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 304°700 m17.5 mi
Moro MountainWNW 302°700 m23.2 mi
Table MountainWNW 301°688 m19.6 mi
Double Gap MountainNW 316°681 m24.8 mi
Chandlers PeakNW 314°650 m14.1 mi
Tecumseh PeakN 352°649 m18.9 mi
Jim Ned PeakNW 319°640 m13.5 mi
Robinson PeakNNE 25°632 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3420:1220:48
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3517:0217:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647279828275665447
Precip in1.21.72.01.93.63.71.92.32.82.81.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hords Creek DAM, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402905131

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