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Site of the First Kirbyville Church

Site of the First Kirbyville Church from directly overhead

Site of the First Kirbyville Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. Hi Truett Hill stands 143 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirbyville, Town of, Site of Town Lot Auction, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Attakapas-Coushatta Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

City in Jasper County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q539510, matched on coordinates and name (456 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.66128, -93.89279

62 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • E O Siecke State Forest: 4.3 mi
  • Caney Creek Park: 14.9 mi
  • George Washington Smyth Historical Monument: 17.0 mi
  • Beauregard Old River Game and Fish Preserve: 18.0 mi
  • Sandy Creek Park: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Bald Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Spring Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Caney Head: 19.8 mi
  • Pedigo Hill: 21.7 mi
  • High Hill: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Jasper County Historical Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Merryville Historical Society and Museum: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hi Truett HillNNW143 m24.7 mi
Bald HillNNW111 m13.9 mi
Spring HillNNW69 m15.6 mi
Pedigo HillWNW53 m21.7 mi
Caney HeadSW37 m19.8 mi
High HillSSE11 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5619:27
June solstice06:1419:4720:22
September equinox07:0518:4219:14
December solstice07:1016:4317:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667379818277675851
Precip in5.04.94.64.44.75.14.25.05.35.05.15.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Town Bluff DAM, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438037841

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