Whitehead Cemetery
Whitehead Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2012
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 26 mi
- Bone Bend · 26 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 26 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Thurber Brick Plant: 0.1 mi
- Site of Thurber's First Coal Mine: 0.1 mi
- New York Hill: 0.1 mi
- St. Barbara's Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Thurber: 0.3 mi
- New York Hill: 0.3 mi
- Steam Shovel Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Stump Hill: 1.1 mi
- Italian Hill: 1.3 mi
- Coal Mine Mountain: 1.7 mi
- New York Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 15.2 mi
- Stephenville Country Club Park Area: 18.9 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Picnic Park: 19.0 mi
- Kickapoo Park: 21.2 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 0.3 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Old Mill House: 19.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Pavillion: 19.0 mi
- John Tarleton Ranch House: 23.1 mi
- Center Grove Schoolhouse: 23.1 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 0.0 mi
- Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum: 19.3 mi
- Stephenville Historical House Museum: 23.1 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 24.6 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 24.6 mi
- Earl Rudder Statue: 22.9 mi
- The Ultra: 23.0 mi
- John Tarleton Statue: 23.0 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful: 23.1 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 23.1 mi
- Thurber: 0.3 mi
- La Casa: 17.4 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 17.9 mi
- Desdemona: 18.0 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Keep Stephenville Beautiful Garden: 21.9 mi
- Tarleton Garden: 23.0 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 23.2 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 24.7 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Possum Kingdom Fish Hatchery: 24.9 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 22.7 mi
- Open Roof Gazebo: 22.8 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Beach: 19.0 mi
- Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whitehead Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SSW 200° | 507 m | 14.1 mi |
| Blue Hills | S 178° | 501 m | 11.4 mi |
| Twin Mountain | S 181° | 499 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SSW 210° | 482 m | 11.3 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | WNW 292° | 482 m | 22.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 240° | 461 m | 19.8 mi |
| Maxwell Mountain | WNW 284° | 449 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 357° | 443 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Palo Pinto, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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