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First Baptist Church of Nixon

First Baptist Church of Nixon from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Nixon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Nixon Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.27106, -97.76318

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • City of Nixon Central Park: 0.2 mi
  • Rancho Historic Park: 1.7 mi
  • Smiley School Park: 7.6 mi
  • Stockdale City Park: 12.0 mi
  • Bryce Field: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Bald Mound: 9.2 mi
  • Rocky Mound: 9.7 mi
  • Van Cleave Mound: 10.3 mi
  • Capote Hills: 14.8 mi
  • Windy Hill: 15.2 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 2
  • Denning Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Suphur Spring: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Martin Luther Statue: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kings HillNW 320°228 m15.7 mi
Capote KnobN 354°209 m15.5 mi
Capote HillsN 354°181 m14.8 mi
Marcelinas HillsWSW 252°171 m22.3 mi
Van Cleave MoundESE 123°143 m10.3 mi
Bald MoundSE 135°142 m9.2 mi
Rocky MoundSE 124°132 m9.7 mi
Watson HillNNE 32°128 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3319:5920:34
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2217:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682848579706153
Precip in2.12.22.73.14.43.62.53.13.03.22.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403603347

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