Merriman Baptist Church
Merriman Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 436 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Merriman Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 10.0 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Bear Mountain: 11.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 11.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Eastland City Park: 8.1 mi
- Six Flags Park: 8.1 mi
- New York Hill Park: 17.4 mi
- Cisco City Park: 17.6 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 7.1 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 7.2 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 7.2 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 16.6 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 17.5 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 6.9 mi
- Mangum: 11.8 mi
- La Casa: 12.3 mi
- Desdemona: 13.7 mi
- Thurber: 17.5 mi
- Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Ol' Rip: 7.2 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 17.5 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 22.4 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merriman Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | ESE 123° | 507 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | WNW 302° | 503 m | 11.4 mi |
| Blue Hills | ESE 109° | 501 m | 17.9 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 100° | 499 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | WNW 284° | 494 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | ESE 111° | 482 m | 11.7 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 344° | 482 m | 14.4 mi |
| Double mountain | NW 310° | 476 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:10 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:57 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576587
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