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First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch

First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Texian Land and Emigration Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.5 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

DART Light Rail station in Farmers Branch, Texas

Dates from 2010.

Wikidata Q5435777, matched on coordinates and name (272 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.92304, -96.89359

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Gussie Field Watterworth Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pepper Park: 0.2 mi
  • Denton Road Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Oran Good Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • The Water Tower: 1.0 mi
  • Fossil Wall: 2.4 mi
  • Light and Energy: 2.9 mi
  • The Shepherdess: 2.9 mi
  • Golden Hour: 3.5 mi
Attractions
Museums: 57
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 11
  • Flower Mound: 11.9 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 16.4 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.3 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 13.4 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 18.4 mi
  • The Corral: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 2
  • Little Elm Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNW 312°253 m23.7 mi
Long PointNW 309°234 m23.6 mi
Crawford HillNW 309°231 m22.9 mi
Mount DonwellW 269°218 m16.4 mi
Town CommonWNW 284°216.71 m18.9 mi
Bald KnobNW 316°207 m24.5 mi
Flower MoundWNW 302°202 m11.9 mi
Chalk HillS 179°202 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2020:0320:40
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403566598

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