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White Rose Cemetery

White Rose Cemetery from directly overhead

White Rose Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Sand Hill stands 207 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fin & Feather Hunting and Fishing Club, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

Cemetery in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117547725, matched on coordinates and name (85 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70410, -95.99363

115 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 38
  • Edgewood Heritage Park: 6.3 mi
  • Edgewood City Park: 6.5 mi
  • Van Zandt County Park: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Tawakoni State Park: 9.9 mi
  • Paintball Bleachers: 10.0 mi
Museums: 4
  • Edgewood Heritage Park Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Terrell Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
  • Van Area Oil and Historical Museum: 23.1 mi
  • Mabank Depot and Model Train Museum: 24.2 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Red Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 17.2 mi
  • Sand Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Big Rock Top: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • SwCC Entrance Sign: 17.1 mi
  • future abandoned house: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Soldier and Child: 17.7 mi
  • Old Tank: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Caddo Creek Unit: 17.8 mi
  • Pawnee Inlet Unit: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillS207 m23.0 mi
Big Rock TopS187 m23.6 mi
Red HillSE171 m13.3 mi
Breezy HillW165 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:36
June solstice06:1719:5920:36
September equinox07:1318:5019:22
December solstice07:2316:4517:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647380848478675647
Precip in3.43.64.23.74.93.92.32.63.34.83.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wills PT, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453813493

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