Wood Cemetery
Wood Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Vista Mountain stands 472 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonesboro Methodist Church, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 6.6 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Coryell County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117575256, matched on coordinates and name (118 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
137 named places within 25 miles
- Jonesboro Methodist Church: 2.5 mi
- Site of the Ireland School: 6.6 mi
- Purmela Baptist Church: 9.4 mi
- Bethel Heights Baptist Church: 11.5 mi
- Leon River Bridge, 1904: 11.7 mi
- Craig Hill: 11.6 mi
- Cutoff Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Stroud Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 13.1 mi
- Cranfills Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Raby Park: 12.2 mi
- Faunt Le Roy Park: 12.6 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 13.4 mi
- Freedom Park: 13.5 mi
- Hamilton Park: 17.2 mi
- Coryell County Museum: 12.0 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Bosque Museum: 20.8 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 21.5 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- High Point: 11.0 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wood Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Mountain | W 262° | 472 m | 22.0 mi |
| West Point | W 268° | 449 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | W 261° | 444 m | 20.1 mi |
| Fletchers Point | WSW 243° | 415 m | 16.2 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 335° | 415 m | 19.9 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NNW 332° | 411 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blue Ridge | WNW 287° | 410 m | 16.2 mi |
| Wayback Mountain | SW 221° | 405 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:05 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gatesville, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403537692
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