Skip to content

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. 8 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: 47
Gardens: 30
Peaks: 8
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 PeakW303 m7.4 mi
Brushy KnobWSW303 m8.7 mi
Barnard KnobWSW292 m22.9 mi
Berry KnobWSW285 m23.2 mi
Brushy MoundNW275 m6.1 mi
Turkey PeakNW266 m5.5 mi
Poverty KnobENE216 m4.7 mi
Murray HillNNE209 m11.9 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

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bethesda Community.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens