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Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church from directly overhead

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 542 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Diedrich Rode Complex, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 15 miles off.

The story

Cemetery in Gillespie County, Texas, United States.

Wikidata Q117575927, matched on coordinates and name (211 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.48238, -98.98419

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • County Line Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mund Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Flathead Point: 3.9 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.4 mi
Springs: 11
  • Cherry Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Quella Bottom Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Kentner Spring: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Parks: 9
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 10.2 mi
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 15.7 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 15.7 mi
  • Old Fair Park: 16.1 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointW684 m16.7 mi
Cherry MountainSSE660 m7.5 mi
RoundheadS653 m9.2 mi
Lehmann MountainWSW623 m6.1 mi
Cedar MountainE608 m4.2 mi
County Line HillWNW601 m2.1 mi
Buckeye PointSW601 m5.4 mi
Schlaudt HillsSSE597 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3520:0720:42
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3017:0417:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158667379828276675649
Precip in1.61.82.52.64.33.01.92.43.33.12.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fredericksburg, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403614841

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