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Crownover Chapel

Crownover Chapel from directly overhead

Crownover Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Dancer Peak stands 525 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaughter Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.6 miles off.

About

The story

historic place in Marble Falls, Burnet County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024368, matched on coordinates and name (129 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
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
Coordinates30.64246, -98.28442

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Slaughter Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Granite Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Kennison Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 5.8 mi
  • Backbone Mountain: 7.2 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Rotary Park Ball Fields: 3.4 mi
  • VFW Park Baseball Field: 3.9 mi
  • The Greens Soccer Complex: 4.6 mi
  • Westside Park: 4.8 mi
  • Johnson Park: 5.1 mi
Springs: 11
  • Williams Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Fourmile Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Trough Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • The Falls Museum: 4.1 mi
  • CCC Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Highland Lakes Squadron - Commemorative Air Force: 7.3 mi
  • Fort Croghan Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Burnet County Historical Jail: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Observation Tower: 5.0 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 8.0 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 22.6 mi
  • River Overlook: 22.8 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Crownover Chapel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dancer PeakW 275°525 m19.3 mi
Howell MountainSW 216°504 m17.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainSSW 206°491 m14.9 mi
Buffalo PeakSSW 202°491 m20.3 mi
Long MountainN 350°490 m18.3 mi
Potato HillN 2°484 m11.5 mi
Riley MountainsW 264°484 m19.1 mi
Round MountainSSW 201°480 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:3220:0420:40
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2717:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677581848478695851
Precip in1.71.62.72.13.72.81.81.82.93.22.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burnet Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395279988

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