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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

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
Historic sites: 59
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
Museums: 41
Gardens: 41
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: 5
  • Chalk Bluff: 2.3 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 16.2 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 17.2 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 20.2 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 21.6 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 TopW497 m22.2 mi
Mount SharpW463 m10.9 mi
Jack MountainWSW451 m8.4 mi
Big Head MountainWSW450 m19.9 mi
Roundtree MountainW449 m9.3 mi
Shingle HillsNNW433 m12.7 mi
Peach MountainW429 m7.1 mi
Gainor MountainWNW429 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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