First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Mexican Hat Hill stands 612 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Settlers of Eastland County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
The story
Church building at 215 S. Lamar St. Eastland, Texas.
Wikidata Q107329829, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
126 named places within 25 miles
- Early Settlers of Eastland County: 0.0 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Eastland: 0.1 mi
- Camp Salmon, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Eastland: 0.1 mi
- Eastland County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Flat Top Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Maxwell Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Eastland City Park: 0.8 mi
- Six Flags Park: 1.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
- Cisco City Park: 10.4 mi
- Colquitt Williams Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 0.1 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 0.2 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 9.5 mi
- Museum of Aircraft Perservation: 22.7 mi
- Mangum: 6.0 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 11.1 mi
- La Casa: 15.8 mi
- Desdemona: 18.1 mi
- Thurber: 24.6 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Ol' Rip: 0.1 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 24.7 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 24.7 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 1.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Christian Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican Hat Hill | WSW 237° | 612 m | 22.8 mi |
| Coyote Peak | SSW 213° | 571 m | 22.5 mi |
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 108° | 507 m | 19.9 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | NNW 341° | 503 m | 8.1 mi |
| Blue Hills | E 100° | 501 m | 24.3 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 93° | 499 m | 23.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 301° | 494 m | 11.2 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | N 11° | 482 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:15 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9324803157
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