McDade Baptist Church
McDade Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Front Saloon, 1870, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Census-designated place in Bastrop County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q973295, matched on coordinates and name (385 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 13.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Goins Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Thomas Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Lake Bastrop North Shore Park: 8.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Morris Memorial Park: 9.4 mi
- Rock Front Saloon, 1870: 0.1 mi
- McDade: 0.6 mi
- Three Oaks (Goerlitz) Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Siloah Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- Knobbs Springs Baptist Church: 5.6 mi
- Yegua Knobbs: 4.2 mi
- Yegua Benchmark: 4.7 mi
- Lotman Hill: 9.7 mi
- Clay Hill: 10.7 mi
- Caldwell Knob: 16.7 mi
- Dunstan: 8.6 mi
- Yewpon: 8.9 mi
- Phelan: 10.3 mi
- Grassyville: 14.0 mi
- McDuff: 14.1 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 8.9 mi
- Museum of the Bastrop County Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 15.0 mi
- Coupland Museum: 17.9 mi
- Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 18.0 mi
- Indiangrass Wildlife Sanctuary: 21.4 mi
- Decker Tallgrass Prairie Preserve: 21.8 mi
- Onion Creek Wildlife Sanctuary: 23.3 mi
- Waste Management Wildlife Park: 24.6 mi
- Big Walnut Creek Nature Preserve: 24.7 mi
- Memorial Grove: 5.8 mi
- Bastrop Community Garden: 13.0 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 22.9 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 24.8 mi
- Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 18.3 mi
- Bill Picket: 22.0 mi
- Fork in the Road: 23.4 mi
- CCC Water Fountain: 12.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McDade Baptist Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Benchmark | NE 36° | 232 m | 4.7 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | NE 40° | 225 m | 4.2 mi |
| Jaecks Hill | NW 309° | 214 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | W 279° | 205 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lotman Hill | S 187° | 201 m | 9.7 mi |
| Caldwell Knob | SW 236° | 177 m | 16.7 mi |
| Royston Hill | S 178° | 174 m | 20.9 mi |
| High Point | SSW 194° | 174 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:59 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 52 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395089085
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