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St. James Church

St. James Church from directly overhead

St. James Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,213 m. Red White and Blue Sand Hills stands 1,304 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Quanah Parker Trail Arrow (#23), a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 67 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

historic place in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas

Wikidata Q110023434, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05820, -102.52174

16 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Swimming Pool Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Rita Blanca Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rita Blanca State Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Syndicate Hills: 17.2 mi
  • Bennett Sand Hills: 19.1 mi
  • Red White and Blue Sand Hills: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red White and Blue Sand HillsW 261°1,304 m21.8 mi
Bennett Sand HillsWSW 255°1,289 m19.1 mi
Syndicate HillsWSW 250°1,276 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2820:02
June solstice06:3420:3321:11
September equinox07:3919:1519:49
December solstice07:5817:0017:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947556474797769574536
Precip in0.60.41.11.41.92.22.62.81.51.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalhart, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403514568

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