First Baptist Church of Bastrop
First Baptist Church of Bastrop is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bastrop Academy Bell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in and county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, United States
Wikidata Q810678, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 10.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Bastrop Academy Bell: 0.0 mi
- Bastrop Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Hartford Jenkins Home: 0.1 mi
- Bastrop Opera House: 0.1 mi
- Klockman - Elzner Home: 0.1 mi
- Fishermans Park: 0.3 mi
- Ferry Park: 0.5 mi
- Kerr Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Firemans Park: 0.5 mi
- Paul C. Bell Square: 0.7 mi
- Lotman Hill: 4.4 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 9.4 mi
- High Point: 10.4 mi
- Royston Hill: 10.4 mi
- Flag Hill: 15.2 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Rockne Museum: 10.4 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 11.9 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 16.5 mi
- Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 19.9 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 18.7 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 21.1 mi
- Hornsby Bend Ecological Research Area: 21.3 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.6 mi
- Red Bluff Nature Preserve: 24.0 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 12.1 mi
- Fork in the Road: 19.3 mi
- The Giant Rooster: 23.4 mi
- Reach for Your Dreams: 24.5 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Grove: 12.3 mi
- E.R. Fincher III Garden: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Bird Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 24.7 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 24.8 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 2.6 mi
- Stone picnic table: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Baptist Church of Bastrop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NNE 26° | 232 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bastrop County High Point | SSW 202° | 226 m | 17.0 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NNE 26° | 225 m | 17.0 mi |
| Crouch Benchmark | SSW 202° | 224 m | 21.0 mi |
| Flag Hill | SSW 203° | 221 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 278° | 217 m | 23.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 313° | 205 m | 22.4 mi |
| Lotman Hill | ENE 56° | 201 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:59 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:56 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cedar Creek 5 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395093416
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