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Craft Baptist Church

Craft Baptist Church from directly overhead

Craft Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 15 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025120, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.91853, -95.23845

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 39
  • Casey Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Rocky Point: 6.1 mi
  • Ghent Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Luker Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Gill Mountain: 8.4 mi
Parks: 29
  • Nichols' Green Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Jacksonville Park: 3.1 mi
  • Baseball and Soccer Complex: 3.1 mi
  • Buckner Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bolton Park: 3.3 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 2
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainESE 104°221 m23.2 mi
Bradford MountainSE 141°214 m14.6 mi
Pryor MountainSSE 168°210 m14.0 mi
Gray MountainWNW 288°209 m10.2 mi
Ghent MountainSW 220°207 m6.9 mi
Mount HopeS 191°206 m9.6 mi
Snow MountainN 352°201 m14.0 mi
Casey MountainWSW 238°200 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1619:5520:31
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1816:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279838277665649
Precip in4.54.23.83.44.34.03.43.13.54.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870474

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