First Methodist Church of Valley Mills
First Methodist Church of Valley Mills is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Jenson Mountain stands 355 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Fe Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail runs past it. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110022852, matched on coordinates and name (102 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Brazos Trail
- 10.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Santa Fe Park: 0.1 mi
- Robert Wilson Baseball Park: 0.2 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 0.7 mi
- Cockrell-Thiele Park: 10.3 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 10.6 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 0.1 mi
- Valley Mills Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Roden Taylor Crain: 0.5 mi
- Texas Historical Marker: 3.2 mi
- Gary Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Norway Hill: 10.9 mi
- Norman Hill: 11.7 mi
- Norse Hill: 13.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Little Bee Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Valley Mills Santa Fe Railway Depot: 0.1 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 10.5 mi
- Bosque Museum: 10.6 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 10.7 mi
- Texas Museum of Theatre and Broadcast: 15.6 mi
- Sosebees Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.7 mi
- Emmons Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Bee Bluff: 19.4 mi
- (27) Herb Garden: 18.6 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 22.0 mi
- Gregory Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Garden of Contentment: 22.2 mi
- Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 22.4 mi
- Waco Traffic Circle: 22.0 mi
- Serenity Point: 22.5 mi
- Historic Bell: 22.9 mi
- CCC Plaque: 22.9 mi
- Bird Blind: 23.3 mi
- Mcc beach: 18.0 mi
- Pullin Family Marina Beach: 22.4 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Methodist Church of Valley Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenson Mountain | WNW 292° | 355 m | 20.6 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WNW 298° | 354 m | 22.9 mi |
| Number Six Mountain | NW 307° | 348 m | 23.8 mi |
| Cranfills Mountain | WNW 290° | 344 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rogstad Mountain | WNW 293° | 343 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ilseng Mountain | WNW 292° | 342 m | 19.1 mi |
| Gary Mountain | WNW 295° | 330 m | 17.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 299° | 324 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:10 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco Rgnl AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395124054
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