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First Baptist Church of Alvarado

First Baptist Church of Alvarado from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Alvarado is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 14 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2004
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.41729, -97.21003

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moore Park: 0.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Stonegate Park: 0.8 mi
  • Parkway Park: 0.9 mi
  • George Washington Carver Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
  • ATSF 999457: 11.1 mi
  • The Spirit of Cleburne: 11.6 mi
  • Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 19.3 mi
  • Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 21.2 mi
  • Main Event Entertainment: 21.5 mi
Museums: 44
  • Alvarado Heritage Center Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 6.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 7.0 mi
  • Man House Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Mansfield Historical Society: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Grandview: 10.3 mi
  • Cleburne Heritage Monument: 10.9 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 11.2 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 11.2 mi
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 28
Peaks: 8
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakWNW 291°303 m12.4 mi
Brushy KnobWNW 282°303 m12.9 mi
Berry KnobWSW 251°285 m24.9 mi
Brushy MoundNW 319°275 m12.4 mi
Turkey PeakNW 316°266 m11.8 mi
Brushy KnobSSW 203°232 m17.8 mi
Poverty KnobN 2°216 m6.1 mi
Murray HillN 1°209 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2320:0420:40
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2716:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838477665547
Precip in2.32.63.63.04.23.52.22.33.14.42.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burleson, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052656

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