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First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church from directly overhead

First Methodist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Alvarado Masonic Lodge No. 314 A.F. & A.M., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas

Wikidata Q110022846, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.40510, -97.21225

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • George Washington Carver Park: 0.2 mi
  • Parkway Park: 0.4 mi
  • Moore Park: 1.1 mi
  • Stonegate Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 28
Museums: 27
  • Alvarado Heritage Center Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 6.8 mi
  • Gone With the Wind Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Layland Museum: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Grandview: 9.5 mi
  • Cleburne Heritage Monument: 10.6 mi
  • 1933 Central Texas Bus Line Depot: 10.8 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 10.8 mi
  • How Do You Stack Up?: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 16
  • ATSF 999457: 10.6 mi
  • The Spirit of Cleburne: 11.1 mi
  • Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 20.1 mi
  • Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 22.1 mi
  • Main Event Entertainment: 22.2 mi
Peaks: 8
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 5
Springs: 4
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakWNW 295°303 m12.6 mi
Brushy KnobWNW 286°303 m12.9 mi
Berry KnobWSW 253°285 m24.5 mi
Brushy MoundNW 322°275 m12.9 mi
Turkey PeakNW 319°266 m12.4 mi
Brushy KnobSSW 204°232 m17.0 mi
Poverty KnobN 3°216 m7.0 mi
Murray HillN 2°209 m16.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2320:0420:40
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2716:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838477665547
Precip in2.32.63.63.04.23.52.22.33.14.42.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burleson, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438052668

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