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Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School

Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School from directly overhead

Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Twin Hills stands 157 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Newton County, C.S.A., a historic site 3.0 miles away. Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.77921, -93.68839

Overlooks nearby

73 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 9
  • Caney Creek Park: 6.4 mi
  • Beauregard Old River Game and Fish Preserve: 8.5 mi
  • E O Siecke State Forest: 12.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 20.8 mi
  • Sandy Creek Park: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Bald Hill: 18.3 mi
  • Spring Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Gunter Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Hi Truett Hill: 24.5 mi
  • Twin Hills: 24.9 mi
Museums: 3
  • Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 21.0 mi
  • Beauregard Museum: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ford Chapel, Cemetery, and School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin HillsNNW 340°157 m24.9 mi
Hi Truett HillNW 310°143 m24.5 mi
Bald HillWNW 284°111 m18.3 mi
Gunter HillNNE 16°86 m22.0 mi
Spring HillWNW 286°69 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5519:27
June solstice06:1319:4620:22
September equinox07:0418:4119:13
December solstice07:0916:4217:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677480828278685851
Precip in6.44.64.95.25.15.84.95.05.45.05.56.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Ridder, 24 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453442942

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