Bettie Methodist Church
Bettie Methodist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the south, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 13 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q131309143, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church: 2.0 mi
- Jefferson-Quitman Road: 4.4 mi
- C. S. A. Hat Factory: 5.4 mi
- Ragland Clinic-Hospital: 5.5 mi
- First Baptist Church of Gilmer: 5.5 mi
- Lake Gilmer Park: 3.1 mi
- Gilmer City Park: 4.2 mi
- Yamboree Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 5.8 mi
- Ella Granville Park: 5.8 mi
- Gilmont Lookout: 4.8 mi
- Simpson Mountain: 6.2 mi
- McDonald Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Howell Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Underwood Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Historic Upshur Museum: 5.6 mi
- Flight of the Phoenix Aviation Museum: 7.6 mi
- Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Center and Museum: 12.9 mi
- North East Texas Rural Heritage Museum, Farmsted: 13.0 mi
- The Gladewater Museum: 18.9 mi
- Kelsey: 7.4 mi
- Coffeeville: 11.9 mi
- Center Point: 13.1 mi
- Belzora: 22.4 mi
- Tree of Life: 14.0 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 14.3 mi
- Garland P Ferguson Park: 17.4 mi
- Snavely Discovery Well: 19.0 mi
- Serenity Garden: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bettie Methodist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | S 190° | 204 m | 6.8 mi |
| East Mountain | SSE 160° | 200 m | 15.1 mi |
| Stivers Hill | WNW 295° | 194 m | 17.1 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | SSE 164° | 191 m | 12.9 mi |
| West Mountain | SSE 167° | 191 m | 13.7 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | SSE 155° | 188 m | 6.2 mi |
| Camp Mountain | E 101° | 187 m | 9.8 mi |
| Howell Mountain | NE 45° | 185 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilmer 4 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454129392
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