Cook Springs Baptist Church
Cook Springs Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker County Southbound Rest Area, a rest area 1.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 19.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
106 named places within 25 miles
- Sam Houston Industrial and Training School: 5.0 mi
- Ebenezer Cemetery: 5.1 mi
- Harmony Cemetery: 6.1 mi
- Bishop Ward Normal and Collegiate Institute: 6.7 mi
- Rogersville: 6.9 mi
- General Sam's Off-Road Park: 4.9 mi
- Kate Barr Ross Park: 5.1 mi
- Forest Hills Park: 5.9 mi
- Bayou Bend Park: 6.0 mi
- Bush Miller Park: 6.4 mi
- Smith Hill: 6.5 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 8.3 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 12.5 mi
- Gospel Hill: 18.9 mi
- Shepard Hill: 21.7 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 5.2 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 5.2 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 7.2 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 7.5 mi
- Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 20.7 mi
- Goshen: 10.4 mi
- Esperanza: 21.8 mi
- Prairie Point: 24.1 mi
- Antioch: 24.1 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 21.2 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 7.4 mi
- The Raven: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cook Springs Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | ESE 116° | 144 m | 8.3 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 112° | 126 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SSW 196° | 96 m | 12.5 mi |
| Shepard Hill | SSE 156° | 95 m | 21.7 mi |
| Gospel Hill | ENE 76° | 92 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rocky Hill | ENE 74° | 77 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
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 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971392989
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