Kilgore National Bank Building
Kilgore National Bank Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crim Theatre, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas
Wikidata Q107321193, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
- Inscription
- Led in the town's economic development following the 1930s oil boom. Prosperity in the midst of the Great Depression influenced the board of directors to build this structure in 1937. Designed by Henderson architect James L. Downing, who used art moderne
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- World's Richest Acre: 0.1 mi
- John Martin Thompson: 0.1 mi
- The Kilgore I&GN-Missouri Pacific Railroad Station: 0.1 mi
- St. Luke's United Methodist Church: 0.2 mi
- Site of Alexander Institute: 0.2 mi
- Kilgore City Park: 0.4 mi
- Pursuit church park: 0.5 mi
- Texas Sesquicentennial Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.6 mi
- Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications: 0.2 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 0.4 mi
- Rangerette Showcase Museum: 0.6 mi
- East Texas Oil Museum: 0.7 mi
- Longview World of Wonders: 11.0 mi
- Holland Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Goodman Mountain: 6.7 mi
- East Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Starrville Mountain: 15.6 mi
- West Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Crim Theatre: 0.0 mi
- Texan Theater: 0.0 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 0.0 mi
- World's Richest Acre Park: 0.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.7 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.1 mi
- Graffiti wall: 0.4 mi
- Served with Honor: 11.1 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 22.8 mi
- Douglas: 11.5 mi
- Belzora: 22.7 mi
- Mineral Springs: 23.5 mi
- Utica: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 0.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kilgore National Bank Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | NNW 345° | 204 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Mountain | N 1° | 200 m | 15.0 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | WNW 288° | 196 m | 15.6 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | WNW 285° | 192 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Mountain | N 353° | 191 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | N 355° | 191 m | 16.9 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | N 354° | 188 m | 23.7 mi |
| McDonald Mountain | N 354° | 181 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
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 | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview E TX Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403610698
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