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Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery

Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery from directly overhead

Lynches Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Button Mountain stands 221 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fowler Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.63368, -95.17767

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Fowler Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Collins Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Sunshine Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Smith Mountain: 3.4 mi
  • Henry White Mountain: 4.0 mi
Parks: 20
  • Mission Tejas State Park: 7.0 mi
  • Rusk Baseball Complex: 11.8 mi
  • Jim Hogg State Park: 12.2 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 13.0 mi
  • I.D. Fairchild State Forest: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Button MountainNE 54°221 m23.6 mi
Bradford MountainNE 34°214 m9.9 mi
Flower MountainENE 68°211 m23.4 mi
Pryor MountainN 354°210 m6.1 mi
Ghent MountainNNW 331°207 m16.5 mi
Mount HopeNNW 332°206 m11.6 mi
Casey MountainNNW 338°200 m18.8 mi
Jones MountainN 353°199 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:33
June solstice06:1719:5420:30
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1716:4517:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818277675649
Precip in4.44.34.54.04.64.53.43.33.74.74.04.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414049

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