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Driftwood Church

Driftwood Church from directly overhead

Driftwood Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Brushy Top stands 497 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Driftwood Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

census-designated place in Hays County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q982076, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.12306, -98.03119

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Charro Ranch Park: 3.8 mi
  • The Dripping Springs Sports & Recreation Park: 5.3 mi
  • Headwaters Central: 5.3 mi
  • Belterra Recreation Center: 5.7 mi
  • Founders Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 47
  • Lone Man Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Friday Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Wallace Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Lone Woman Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Signal Hill: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 44
Museums: 42
Attractions: 20
  • The Whisky Vault: 4.2 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 10.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 11.3 mi
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 11.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 15.3 mi
Springs: 12
  • Kirby Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Jacob's Well: 8.3 mi
  • Blue Hole: 9.0 mi
  • Bell Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Jones Spring: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Twin Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Chalk Bluff: 2.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 16.2 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 17.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy TopW 273°497 m22.2 mi
Mount SharpW 262°463 m10.9 mi
Jack MountainWSW 258°451 m8.4 mi
Big Head MountainWSW 241°450 m19.9 mi
Roundtree MountainW 276°449 m9.3 mi
Shingle HillsNNW 345°433 m12.7 mi
Peach MountainW 269°429 m7.1 mi
Gainor MountainWNW 296°429 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3220:0220:37
September equinox07:2118:5919:30
December solstice07:2517:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687581838477695851
Precip in2.62.12.92.64.33.72.12.13.64.02.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dripping Springs 6 E, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403654620

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