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The Community Church

The Community Church from directly overhead

The Community Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 871 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel C. M. Winkler, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 21 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Kermit, Winkler County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110022722, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.85550, -103.09262

61 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 24
Parks: 23
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Walton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Birtciel Park: 0.4 mi
  • Boy Scout Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Kermit Sand Hills: 9.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Ector County High Point: 18.4 mi
  • Monahans Sandhills: 18.5 mi
  • Old Baldy: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Southeast corner of New Mexico: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Trail Ahead: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MountainE1,067 m14.1 mi
Ector County High PointENE1,024 m18.4 mi
Old BaldyNNW988 m23.3 mi
Custer MountainNW985 m24.1 mi
Kermit Sand HillsNE930 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3220:04
June solstice06:4820:2621:02
September equinox07:4119:1819:51
December solstice07:4917:1617:53

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647381828175655345
Precip in0.50.51.00.51.41.51.41.52.01.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kermit, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346201931

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