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First Baptist Church of Jacksboro

First Baptist Church of Jacksboro from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Jacksboro is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Bear Mountain stands 438 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.21941, -98.16031

Overlooks nearby

Around it

119 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Peaks: 42
  • College Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Tater Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Tettertiller Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Indian Hills: 10.6 mi
Parks: 13
  • Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway: 1.5 mi
  • Cabin Park: 13.6 mi
  • Runaway Bay Public Park: 15.8 mi
  • Sid Richardson Scout Ranch: 16.0 mi
  • Wise County Park: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Buchanan Springs: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSW 231°438 m19.3 mi
Indian MountainSW 231°434 m20.6 mi
Ross MountainSW 231°431 m17.9 mi
Deck MountainSW 223°423 m16.3 mi
Pitts MountainSW 228°420 m17.2 mi
Flag MountainSW 236°417 m22.8 mi
Slipdown MountainSE 143°415 m23.8 mi
Cement MountainWSW 247°410 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:45
June solstice06:2520:0920:46
September equinox07:2218:5819:31
December solstice07:3316:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637179848375655345
Precip in1.52.33.02.84.34.01.82.23.13.81.91.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksboro, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438038251

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