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First Baptist Church of San Marcos

First Baptist Church of San Marcos from directly overhead

First Baptist Church of San Marcos is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Mount Sharp stands 463 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.84822, -97.98439

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Kissing Tree Community and Fitness Center: 0.9 mi
  • Purgatory Creek Natural Area: 1.7 mi
  • Prospect Park: 2.3 mi
  • Willow Springs Park: 2.6 mi
  • Anita Reyes Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Trunk Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Coal Kiln Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Nail Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Bading Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 9.6 mi
Museums: 27
Nature reserves: 17
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 11
Springs: 8
  • Weismuller Spring: 4.1 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 4.5 mi
  • Blue Hole: 12.5 mi
  • Comal Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Bear Springs: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 2.0 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.9 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.9 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.5 mi
  • Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SharpNW 322°463 m22.1 mi
Jack MountainNNW 328°451 m20.5 mi
Big Head MountainWNW 295°450 m22.2 mi
Roundtree MountainNNW 329°449 m23.3 mi
Peach MountainNNW 332°429 m21.4 mi
Gainor MountainNNW 337°429 m24.0 mi
Startz HillW 265°428 m18.5 mi
Lone Woman MountainNNW 335°423 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3320:0120:36
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2417:0117:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858580706052
Precip in2.41.72.83.24.53.62.22.64.04.42.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Marcos, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403589886

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