Zion Hill Baptist Church
Zion Hill Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 372 m. Hog Mountains stands 585 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Old Gill Farm, a historic site 3.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023617, matched on coordinates and name (185 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Forts Trail
104 named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Gill Farm: 3.3 mi
- Hasse Community: 4.4 mi
- M. R. (Boss) Greene: 5.0 mi
- Oakwood Cemetery: 5.0 mi
- Lindsey-Gore Home: 5.4 mi
- Round Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Long Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Sand Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Star Mountain: 15.8 mi
- Indian Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Copperas Creek Park: 3.6 mi
- Promontory Park: 4.4 mi
- High Point Park: 4.9 mi
- Sowell Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Comanche City Park: 6.4 mi
- Comanche County Museum: 7.2 mi
- Terrill Antique Car Museum: 9.9 mi
- Dublin Bottling Works: 15.0 mi
- Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Longhorn Cattle Statue: 5.7 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 10.5 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Zion Hill Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hog Mountains | W 264° | 585 m | 17.6 mi |
| Star Mountain | WSW 254° | 577 m | 15.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 243° | 562 m | 9.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | WSW 248° | 554 m | 8.8 mi |
| Salt Mountain | WSW 247° | 550 m | 17.6 mi |
| Spur Mountain | SSW 201° | 549 m | 19.7 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | S 191° | 537 m | 24.0 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | S 191° | 530 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:08 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:58 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Proctor Rsvr, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574616
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