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Kountze Baptist College

Kountze Baptist College from directly overhead

Kountze Baptist College is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Caney Head stands 37 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kountze Church of Christ, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of Hardin County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1881.

Wikidata Q976759, matched on coordinates and name (853 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.38346, -94.31940

114 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
  • Waldo Mathews Park: 9.1 mi
  • Knupple Park: 9.6 mi
  • Lumberton City Park: 11.9 mi
  • Village Creek State Park: 12.9 mi
  • John H Kirby State Forest: 14.4 mi
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Caney Head: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caney HeadNE 48°37 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5719:29
June solstice06:1719:4820:23
September equinox07:0618:4419:15
December solstice07:1116:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562677581838378695952
Precip in5.24.03.74.55.06.95.26.05.66.15.45.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lumberton, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403652603

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