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Zion Cemetery

Zion Cemetery from directly overhead

Zion Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Katy Holland McDowell Treadwell Cobb, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Grimes County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117631398, matched on coordinates and name (69 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.76898, -96.09152

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Winchester Park: 13.4 mi
  • Copperfield Park: 13.8 mi
  • Crescent Pointe Park: 14.4 mi
  • Park Hudson: 14.7 mi
  • Tiffany Park: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Artworks: 9
  • Rotating LEGO Death Star: 16.5 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 18.0 mi
  • Square One Art Gallery: 18.0 mi
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 18.0 mi
  • Bugle Stand: 18.1 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Haswell Park Picnic #1: 17.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #4: 17.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #2: 17.2 mi
  • Haswell Park Picnic #3: 17.3 mi
  • 1st Methodist Park: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Mount Aggie: 19.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillWNW 291°143 m23.8 mi
Mount AggieSW 233°96.3 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0419:36
June solstice06:2319:5620:31
September equinox07:1318:5119:22
December solstice07:1916:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838478695851
Precip in4.43.33.43.44.93.82.93.43.94.74.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madisonville, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402979765

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