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First Baptist Church of Kennard

First Baptist Church of Kennard from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Kennard is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Pryor Mountain stands 210 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kennard, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

The story

City in Houston County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q478554, matched on coordinates and name (515 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.35960, -95.18220

92 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 16
  • Sugar Mounds: 5.1 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Fowler Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Big Hill: 19.1 mi
  • Houston Mound: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Parks: 7
  • Thomas Jefferson Payne Home: 7.3 mi
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 13.3 mi
  • Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
  • Trinity County Park: 19.8 mi
  • Alabama Creek WMA: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pryor MountainN210 m25.0 mi
Jones MountainN199 m23.2 mi
Gibson MountainN199 m23.6 mi
Round MountainN191 m23.5 mi
Smith MountainN184 m22.3 mi
Sunshine MountainN183 m21.9 mi
Collins MountainN181 m20.3 mi
Henry White MountainN178 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:33
June solstice06:1819:5320:29
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1616:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505560687681848479695952

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveton, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12414136358

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