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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. 65 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

65 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 12
  • 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 HillNNW 344°143 m24.7 mi
Bald HillNNW 336°111 m13.9 mi
Spring HillNNW 331°69 m15.6 mi
Pedigo HillWNW 300°53 m21.7 mi
Caney HeadSW 236°37 m19.8 mi
High HillSSE 150°11 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 5080 °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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