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First Baptist Church of Buda

First Baptist Church of Buda from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Buda is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 217 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Buda Christian Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Hays County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1881.

Wikidata Q379043, matched on coordinates and name (689 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.08136, -97.84556

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bradfield Village Park: 0.7 mi
  • Historic Stagecoach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Stoneridge Park: 1.5 mi
  • Green Meadows Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 49
  • City of Kyle Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Cherry Creek Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Claire Kolodzey Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Ted Paulissen Memorial Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Peace Garden: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 45
Museums: 45
Attractions: 21
  • Jackson Tyler Norris Memorial Skate Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bear Creek Stables: 3.6 mi
  • Frate Barker Path: 4.7 mi
  • The Whisky Vault: 8.5 mi
  • Barton Springs Pool: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Hill of Life Falls: 13.2 mi
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Chalk Bluff: 10.6 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 11.6 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpW 273°463 m22.0 mi
Jack MountainW 274°451 m19.4 mi
Roundtree MountainW 281°449 m20.7 mi
Shingle HillsNW 317°433 m20.9 mi
Peach MountainW 279°429 m18.4 mi
Gainor MountainWNW 289°429 m18.7 mi
Lone Woman MountainW 269°423 m15.6 mi
Lone Man MountainW 269°416 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3120:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2417:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589858

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