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First Colored Baptist Church

First Colored Baptist Church from directly overhead

First Colored Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Fort Colorado, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.28462, -97.68047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Astor Place Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
  • Springdale Park: 0.5 mi
  • Norman School Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fort Branch Creek Greenbelt: 0.7 mi
  • Mueller Southeast Greenway: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 36
Attractions: 18
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 3.3 mi
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 3.3 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 4.2 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 4.3 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 2.9 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 16.7 mi
  • Chalk Bluff: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 7.0 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 8.7 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 11.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsW 273°433 m24.3 mi
Wallace MountainWSW 254°406 m24.4 mi
Chalk KnobW 272°364 m18.6 mi
Flint Rock HillW 280°360 m17.8 mi
Signal HillWSW 248°353 m17.6 mi
Polecat KnobNW 317°346 m24.6 mi
Hamilton HillNW 323°345 m24.8 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW 324°343 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485360677481848478685951

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821406

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