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First United Methodist Church of Florence

First United Methodist Church of Florence from directly overhead

First United Methodist Church of Florence is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Tater Hill stands 422 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Early Church, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 16 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Williamson County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q979352, matched on coordinates and name (328 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.83998, -97.79118

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Florence Community Park: 0.3 mi
  • Florence City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Highland Village Park: 7.4 mi
  • Silver Hall: 7.6 mi
  • Puppy Paradise at The Burning Bush Community: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Hickman Knob: 3.2 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 6.0 mi
  • Tucker Knob: 6.6 mi
  • Barnett Knob: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 31
Gardens: 13
  • Sun City Gardens: 9.0 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Rancho Sienna Community Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Southwestern University Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Laura Kuykendall Garden: 16.1 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 5
  • Brushy Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Warwick Springs: 7.7 mi
  • Headquarters Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Apple Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Adams Spring: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillSW 229°422 m24.3 mi
Bachelor PeakWNW 301°409 m21.0 mi
Taylor MountainNNW 328°401 m19.7 mi
Buzzard RoostSW 236°391 m22.3 mi
Herzog MountainNNW 339°382 m24.9 mi
Twin MountainsNNW 341°381 m24.3 mi
Sevenmile MountainNNW 344°374 m16.9 mi
Anderson MountainNNW 343°372 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2920:0320:38
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2616:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259667481848478695850
Precip in2.52.23.13.04.24.02.22.64.03.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown Lake, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454148864

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