First Baptist Church of Smiley
First Baptist Church of Smiley is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 94 m. Kings Hill stands 228 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Smiley United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
City in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q972406, matched on coordinates and name (171 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
88 named places within 25 miles
- Smiley United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Old Smiley Lake and Townsite: 0.5 mi
- Pilgrim Presbyterian Church: 7.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Nixon: 7.7 mi
- Nixon: 7.8 mi
- Rocky Mound: 5.4 mi
- Van Cleave Mound: 5.6 mi
- Bald Mound: 6.5 mi
- Windy Hill: 7.5 mi
- Stevens Hill: 13.5 mi
- Smiley School Park: 0.3 mi
- City of Nixon Central Park: 7.6 mi
- Rancho Historic Park: 8.0 mi
- Stockdale City Park: 19.6 mi
- East Avenue Lions Park: 20.1 mi
- Yorktown Historical Museum: 17.8 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 19.5 mi
- Gonzales Memorial Museum: 19.9 mi
- DeWitt Wildflower Museum: 24.3 mi
- Saint Joseph School Museum: 24.9 mi
- Pandora: 12.3 mi
- Albuquerque: 13.7 mi
- Monthalia: 13.9 mi
- Helena: 24.6 mi
- Jackson Nature Park: 22.9 mi
- Denning Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Baptist Church of Smiley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | NW 304° | 228 m | 21.6 mi |
| Capote Knob | NNW 329° | 209 m | 18.2 mi |
| Capote Hills | NNW 328° | 181 m | 17.6 mi |
| Van Cleave Mound | S 170° | 143 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Mound | S 190° | 142 m | 6.5 mi |
| Red Hill | N 8° | 135 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rocky Mound | S 177° | 132 m | 5.4 mi |
| Watson Hill | N 5° | 128 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 17:02 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nixon, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403603344
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