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Palo Duro Baptist Church

Palo Duro Baptist Church from directly overhead

Palo Duro Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,176 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushland Village Park, a park 9.4 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 48 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2010
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates35.11732, -102.20313
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bushland Village Park: 9.4 mi
  • Hillside Elementary Park: 14.4 mi
  • Homestead Park: 15.0 mi
  • City Park: 15.0 mi
  • Westover Village Park: 15.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 28
  • Cadillac Ranch: 13.1 mi
  • Second Amendment Cowboy: 13.8 mi
  • Blue Cadillac: 13.8 mi
  • White Cadillac: 13.8 mi
  • Light-Red Cadillac: 13.8 mi
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 8
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 18.8 mi
  • 1: 19.3 mi
  • 2: 19.3 mi
  • 3: 19.3 mi
  • 1: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Tex Randall statue: 18.0 mi
  • The Original Texans: 18.7 mi
  • Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 18.8 mi
  • Horse: 21.7 mi
  • Heart: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainNE 46°1,156 m12.1 mi
Wolf MountainNE 47°1,126 m14.3 mi
The Cedar BrakesNNW 329°1,089 m23.6 mi
Coyote BluffNE 38°1,088 m16.3 mi
Wildcat BluffENE 59°1,082 m16.8 mi
Rotten HillN 4°1,035 m16.9 mi
Five FingersN 1°1,030 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2720:01
June solstice06:3620:3021:07
September equinox07:3819:1419:47
December solstice07:5417:0217:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947546474777668574537
Precip in0.70.51.31.42.52.82.52.81.42.10.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403560210

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