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Kilgore National Bank Building

Kilgore National Bank Building from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38573, -94.87637

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums: 17
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 0.4 mi
  • Served with Honor: 11.1 mi
  • Fine Arts Complex: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNNW 345°204 m23.3 mi
East MountainN 1°200 m15.0 mi
Starrville MountainWNW 288°196 m15.6 mi
Goodman MountainWNW 285°192 m6.7 mi
West MountainN 353°191 m16.0 mi
Tidwell MountainN 355°191 m16.9 mi
Simpson MountainN 354°188 m23.7 mi
McDonald MountainN 354°181 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:31
June solstice06:1419:5420:30
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:1816:4217:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667481848478675649
Precip in3.63.84.53.94.84.22.52.63.23.93.84.5

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610698

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