First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Wolf Hill stands 111 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moscow, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Moscow, Polk County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110024662, matched on coordinates and name (253 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forest Trail
85 named places within 25 miles
- Moscow: 0.0 mi
- Texas Statesman William Pettus Hobby: 0.1 mi
- Moscow Male and Female Academy: 0.2 mi
- E. C. Matthews Home: 0.2 mi
- Near Boyhood Home of John Wesley Hardin: 3.9 mi
- Hobby Park: 0.1 mi
- Chester City Park: 12.8 mi
- US 59 Neches River Access: 14.8 mi
- Joe Pedigo Park: 15.0 mi
- Anniversary Gazebo Park: 15.7 mi
- Big Hill: 15.6 mi
- Hooper Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Duck Roost: 16.4 mi
- Indian Hill: 19.7 mi
- Blackland Hill: 21.5 mi
- Laurelia: 3.5 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 6.4 mi
- Sumpter: 15.6 mi
- Beulah: 20.6 mi
- Mobile: 20.6 mi
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum: 15.0 mi
- Polk County Memorial Museum: 15.9 mi
- Livingston Museum: 15.9 mi
- The History Center: 18.4 mi
- Naranjo Museum of Natural History: 24.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Big Bluff: 23.2 mi
- Polk County Northbound Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Polk County Southbound Rest Area: 6.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NE 53° | 111 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bill Hill | NE 44° | 101 m | 22.5 mi |
| Blackland Hill | E 80° | 93 m | 21.5 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 70° | 79 m | 15.6 mi |
| Miles Hill | ENE 73° | 62 m | 22.6 mi |
| Darby Hill | WSW 243° | 54 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 82° | 53 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hooper Bluff | N 354° | 52 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:46 | 17:22 |
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 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453466613
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