Historic site · Texas
Olton's Union Church Bell
Olton's Union Church Bell is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,101 m. The nearest named place is Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 16 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
city in Texas, United States
Dates from 1906.
Wikidata Q922743, matched on coordinates and name (168 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates34.18180, -102.13478
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
83 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 52
- Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Olton: 0.6 mi
- Lamb County: 0.8 mi
- Halfway: 10.5 mi
- Lamb County Sand Hills: 10.5 mi
Parks: 24
- Olton City Park: 0.6 mi
- Halfway Park: 10.5 mi
- Windmill Park: 18.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 18.4 mi
- Freeman Plaza: 18.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum: 18.4 mi
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 23.3 mi
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hale City: 16.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:27 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:27 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:05 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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