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Valley View Baptist Church

Valley View Baptist Church from directly overhead

Valley View Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is North Nocona Oil Field - Montague County Oil Discovery, 1922, a historic site 2.4 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.94503, -97.66973
Around it

62 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
Peaks: 17
  • Blue Mound: 10.5 mi
  • Brushy Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Benton Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Snake Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Mount View: 15.2 mi
Parks: 12
  • Joe Benton Park: 4.5 mi
  • Boone Park: 4.7 mi
  • Weldon Robb Park: 5.9 mi
  • Mary Beckman Davis Downtown Park: 11.3 mi
  • American Legion Park: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • Horton Classic Car Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 19.3 mi
  • Wilson Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
  • Rock Island Depot Museum: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundS 173°395 m18.8 mi
Jim Ned LookoutS 175°394 m23.1 mi
Mount ViewSSE 149°393 m15.2 mi
Gordon MountainSSE 150°393 m16.3 mi
Dye MoundS 172°388 m22.4 mi
Tadlock HillSSE 165°362 m24.2 mi
Queens PeakSSW 208°352 m24.8 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobSSW 202°345 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:43
June solstice06:2120:0920:46
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3316:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424755637180848476655345
Precip in1.72.22.93.54.54.32.42.33.14.32.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonita 7NW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452350043

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