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First Baptist Church of Quitman

First Baptist Church of Quitman from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Quitman is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Wood County History Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1850.

Wikidata Q975882, matched on coordinates and name (508 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79792, -95.44938

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Governer Jim Hogg City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sabine River Authority - W.C. Swearingen Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 8.8 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 9.4 mi
  • Peterson Park: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Greer Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Stivers Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 18.5 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 20.2 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 22.4 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillENE 58°194 m15.0 mi
Todd MountainSSE 156°185 m22.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 119°170 m24.8 mi
Mount SinaiS 185°166 m20.2 mi
Peter Hayes HillESE 116°137 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:34
June solstice06:1519:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:2116:4317:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838377665648
Precip in3.43.44.23.95.03.92.72.73.34.73.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake FK Rsvr, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454150308

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