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Bethesda Community

Bethesda Community from directly overhead

Bethesda Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Plantation Commons, a park 2.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 18 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1987
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.48556, -97.28186

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Plantation Commons: 2.7 mi
  • Oak Valley Park South: 2.9 mi
  • Oak Valley Park North: 3.1 mi
  • Hidden Creek Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Burleson Disc Golf Course: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Museums: 49
  • Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center: 6.6 mi
  • Hopps Museum and Welcome Center: 6.7 mi
  • Alvarado Heritage Center Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Man House Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Mansfield Historical Society: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 49
Gardens: 31
Peaks: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Canoe Docks: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakW 268°303 m7.4 mi
Brushy KnobWSW 256°303 m8.7 mi
Barnard KnobWSW 244°292 m22.9 mi
Berry KnobWSW 237°285 m23.2 mi
Brushy MoundNW 320°275 m6.1 mi
Turkey PeakNW 313°266 m5.5 mi
Brushy KnobS 187°232 m21.3 mi
Poverty KnobENE 72°216 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2320:0420:40
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2816:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647280838477665547
Precip in2.32.63.63.04.23.52.22.33.14.42.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burleson, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971387731

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