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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. 7 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: 27
Peaks: 7
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 PeakWNW303 m12.4 mi
Brushy KnobWNW303 m12.9 mi
Berry KnobWSW285 m24.9 mi
Brushy MoundNW275 m12.4 mi
Turkey PeakNW266 m11.8 mi
Poverty KnobN216 m6.1 mi
Murray HillN209 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 50–80 °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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