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First Baptist Church of Johnson City

First Baptist Church of Johnson City from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of Johnson City is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Bell Mountain stands 594 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 1894 Blanco County Jail, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

About

The story

city in and county seat of Blanco County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1879.

Wikidata Q868881, matched on coordinates and name (180 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1979
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
Coordinates30.27731, -98.40965

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Monument Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Buffalo Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Circle Benchmark: 8.3 mi
  • Brushy Top: 9.5 mi
  • Wolf Mountain: 10.1 mi
Parks: 54
  • Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Johnson City Little League: 0.3 mi
  • Johnson CIty Park: 0.4 mi
  • Pedernales River Nature Park: 0.7 mi
  • Blanco County Fair & Rodeo: 1.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 0.1 mi
  • Science Mill: 0.2 mi
  • Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
  • Blanco Pioneer Museum: 12.4 mi
  • Texas White House: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 8
  • Jones Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Bell Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Flatrock Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Kirby Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Marschall Spring: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 5
  • River Overlook: 10.9 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 11.0 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 17.4 mi
  • Dead Man's Hole: 19.4 mi
  • Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of First Baptist Church of Johnson City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell MountainWNW 303°594 m21.8 mi
Andy Moore MountainWNW 302°585 m18.1 mi
Meta MountainSW 218°583 m22.5 mi
Circle BenchmarkSSW 211°579 m8.3 mi
Dungeon MountainWNW 303°567 m20.8 mi
Cave HillSW 225°566 m21.7 mi
Kruse HillW 276°565 m20.5 mi
Hill in Kendall CountySSW 200°563 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3320:0420:39
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2717:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395154358

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