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Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Zion Lutheran Cemetery from directly overhead

Zion Lutheran Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Shepard Hill stands 95 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Smooth Stream Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 14 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Cemetery in Harris County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117567218, matched on coordinates and name (27 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.13660, -95.57005

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Smooth Stream Park: 0.3 mi
  • Roy Campbell Burroughs Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wendtwoods Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pondera Park: 1.2 mi
  • Creekside Park Village Green: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • SR 21: 3.0 mi
  • Boy Pushing Girl in Swing: 3.3 mi
  • Family Tree: 3.5 mi
  • Jungle Gym: 3.7 mi
  • Texas Whitetail Deer: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Model Railroads Exhibition: 3.8 mi
  • 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 3.8 mi
  • Log House 18557: 3.9 mi
  • site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 5.3 mi
  • Carousel: 7.1 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 13
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Crater Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Hockley Mound: 21.6 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Shepard Hill: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Shelter A: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepard HillN95 m23.9 mi
Hockley MoundWSW74 m21.6 mi
Wolf HillSW52 m22.5 mi
Crater HillNE48 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2219:5220:27
September equinox07:1118:4919:20
December solstice07:1516:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697783858580716155
Precip in3.52.73.43.84.95.43.74.95.25.64.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403652966

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