Winchester Cemetery
Winchester Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Yegua Knobbs stands 225 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shiloh Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Fayette County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117623135, matched on coordinates and name (68 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1971
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 15.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
142 named places within 25 miles
- Vernon Richards Riverbend Park: 8.2 mi
- Railroad Park: 9.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
- Independence Park: 9.3 mi
- Jaycee Park: 9.8 mi
- Indian Hill: 6.6 mi
- Monument Hill: 11.3 mi
- Hellers Hill: 13.1 mi
- Royston Hill: 13.2 mi
- Lotman Hill: 17.8 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 8.1 mi
- N W Faison Home and Museum: 11.1 mi
- Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 11.1 mi
- Lee County Museum: 12.7 mi
- Pin Oak: 7.1 mi
- Flower Hill: 8.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 9.6 mi
- Grassyville: 9.8 mi
- Stella: 11.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Red Bluffs: 16.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 24.5 mi
- Memorial Grove: 18.0 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winchester Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Knobbs | NNW 334° | 225 m | 25.0 mi |
| Lotman Hill | WNW 303° | 201 m | 17.8 mi |
| Obar Hill | SSW 196° | 181 m | 24.4 mi |
| Royston Hill | W 263° | 174 m | 13.2 mi |
| High Point | W 261° | 174 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hellers Hill | E 83° | 168 m | 13.1 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | ENE 63° | 139 m | 22.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | SE 140° | 138 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:58 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610633
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