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First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church from directly overhead

First Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,083 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is First Methodist Church of Canyon, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.97997, -101.92523
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Victory Circle: 0.4 mi
  • Conner Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hunsley Park: 0.8 mi
  • Roadside Park #1: 1.3 mi
  • Brown Road Recreation Complex: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Spirit Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Cub World Fort: 6.1 mi
  • Cub World Ship: 6.1 mi
  • Ozymandias on the Plains: 8.5 mi
  • Combine city: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 13
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 0.6 mi
  • 1: 1.3 mi
  • 2: 1.3 mi
  • 3: 1.3 mi
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Tex Randall statue: 0.4 mi
  • The Original Texans: 0.5 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 0.8 mi
  • Horse: 16.5 mi
  • Heart: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • River Falls: 10.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNNW 339°1,156 m19.2 mi
Wolf MountainNNW 345°1,126 m19.9 mi
Coyote BluffNNW 346°1,088 m22.9 mi
Wildcat BluffN 356°1,082 m18.2 mi
Cooley ButteE 86°1,029 m13.4 mi
Brushy ButteE 91°1,026 m14.6 mi
Red MesaE 100°1,017 m14.4 mi
Castle PeakESE 103°999 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2620:00
June solstice06:3520:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1319:46
December solstice07:5317:0217:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374049576776807871594738
Precip in0.60.41.11.02.22.72.33.01.92.00.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453482315

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