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Site of Old North Church

Site of Old North Church from directly overhead

Site of Old North Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old North Church Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117545973, matched on coordinates and name (66 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.66790, -94.65760

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
  • Lakeside Park: 1.2 mi
  • Maroney Park: 2.6 mi
  • SFA Mast Arboretum: 3.4 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pecan Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Flower Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Denny Mountain: 14.0 mi
  • The Island: 14.4 mi
  • Button Mountain: 16.4 mi
  • Beard Mountain: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Tonkawa Spring: 11.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNW 315°221 m16.4 mi
Flower MountainNW 306°211 m11.0 mi
Carter MountainWNW 282°196 m23.4 mi
Sirls MountainNNW 334°189 m19.0 mi
Denny MountainNW 309°188 m14.0 mi
Hollow Rock MountainENE 60°172 m18.9 mi
Greems MountainN 8°167 m23.7 mi
Beard MountainWNW 303°160 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5819:31
June solstice06:1519:5220:28
September equinox07:0818:4519:17
December solstice07:1516:4317:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838377675649
Precip in4.54.24.54.04.54.12.93.74.14.34.44.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nacogdoches, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452355529

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