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Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont

Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont from directly overhead

Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidalgo Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

city in Jim Wells County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q979711, matched on coordinates and name (185 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1975
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.35963, -98.12654

74 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 15
  • Hidalgo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Seeligson Park: 0.7 mi
  • La Colonia Park: 8.6 mi
  • Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 8.9 mi
  • Pleasant Park: 9.0 mi
Museums: 5
  • Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
  • John E Conner Museum: 18.9 mi
  • 1904 Train Depot Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Riviera Historical Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 22.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Jensen Trap: 5.6 mi
  • Gyp Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Barroso Trap: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Premont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gyp HillS 174°47 m14.5 mi
Jensen TrapE 81°35 m5.6 mi
Barroso TrapS 175°33 m20.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:44
June solstice06:3919:5720:31
September equinox07:2219:0019:30
December solstice07:1917:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066737984858581736558
Precip in1.10.91.31.74.42.82.82.24.43.01.41.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6209295795

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