United Methodist Church of Fairy
United Methodist Church of Fairy is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Chaney Point stands 461 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin's Gap, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 19 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Ghost town in Hamilton County, Texas.
Wikidata Q5430936, matched on coordinates and name (358 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
132 named places within 25 miles
- Martin's Gap: 0.1 mi
- Fairy Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Old Hico: 7.1 mi
- Olin Baptist Church: 7.5 mi
- Hamilton County, C.S.A.: 8.0 mi
- Long Point: 0.8 mi
- Twin Mountains: 3.1 mi
- Lone Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Jackson Hill: 7.2 mi
- Paul Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Hico City Park: 9.3 mi
- Cranfills Gap City Park: 10.7 mi
- Pecan Creek Park: 12.3 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 12.6 mi
- Shrunk Park: 12.6 mi
- Hamilton County Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Walnut Springs City Museum: 19.9 mi
- Bosque Museum: 23.9 mi
- Edwin Olsen Railroad Museum: 24.3 mi
- Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum & Golden Age Gallery of Art: 24.4 mi
- Welcome to Walnut Springs: 20.0 mi
- The Giant U: 22.0 mi
- On the Banks of the Bosque: 24.4 mi
- Billy the Kid Statue: 9.6 mi
- High Point: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of United Methodist Church of Fairy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaney Point | SW 228° | 461 m | 23.8 mi |
| Hoover Knobs | WSW 245° | 457 m | 22.7 mi |
| West Point | SW 215° | 449 m | 23.2 mi |
| Little Round Mountain | SSW 210° | 444 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | WNW 287° | 441 m | 22.8 mi |
| Slick Hill | W 259° | 439 m | 22.9 mi |
| Long Point | WSW 247° | 415 m | 0.8 mi |
| Twin Mountains | SSW 191° | 411 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:12 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:56 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hico, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403596420
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