First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Bayou Swing Bridge, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Creole Nature Trail passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Creole Nature Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cow Bayou Swing Bridge: 1.1 mi
- Winfree Baptist Church: 2.5 mi
- Rainbow Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Old First Orange Baptist Church: 5.9 mi
- Site of World War II P. O. W. Camp: 5.9 mi
- Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area - Bessie Height: 5.6 mi
- Golder Triangle Veterans Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- West Park: 6.6 mi
- Pinehurst City Park: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Stark Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- W H Stark House: 7.4 mi
- The Dutch Windmill Museum: 10.3 mi
- La Maison Acadienne Museum: 10.3 mi
- Museum of the Gulf Coast: 12.4 mi
- Smith Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Pruitt Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Bunns Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Mesquite Point: 18.9 mi
- Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area Nelda Stark Unit: 5.0 mi
- Cattail Marsh: 17.8 mi
- Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge: 23.5 mi
- Peveto Woods Sanctuary: 23.6 mi
- Sabine Woods Sanctuary: 24.0 mi
- Avenue Axe: 7.8 mi
- Welcome to Texas Sign: 9.6 mi
- Mildred Buildings: 16.8 mi
- Sabine Pass Battleground State Historical Site: 20.8 mi
- Lemonville: 12.6 mi
- Texla: 13.2 mi
- Princeton: 20.4 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Orange: 9.7 mi
- Toomey (Vinton) Rest Area & Visitor's Center: 12.0 mi
- Urban Roots Farm to Table Beaumont: 16.7 mi
- Beaumont Botanical Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Texas Star: 9.7 mi
- Spindletop Hill: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spindletop Hill | W 267° | 4 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 19:45 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:42 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:44 | 17:20 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Arthur SE TX Rgnl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453473924
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