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Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem Cemetery

Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem Cemetery from directly overhead

Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Chalk Knob stands 364 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 11 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.35711, -97.65817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms: 0.6 mi
  • Chinese Church Park: 1.1 mi
  • Pioneer Crossing West Greenbelt: 1.2 mi
  • Pioneer Crossing Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
  • Musket Valley Neighborhood Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites: 60
Artworks
Gardens: 53
Nature reserves: 52
Museums: 39
Peaks: 34
Attractions: 18
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 3.3 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 4.0 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 4.6 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 6.9 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Link Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Sculpture Falls: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 3
  • Bird Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Methodist Episcopal Church of Mount Salem Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk KnobWSW364 m20.4 mi
Flint Rock HillW360 m19.0 mi
Signal HillWSW353 m21.1 mi
Polecat KnobNW346 m22.2 mi
Hamilton HillNW345 m21.9 mi
Jess Maynard HillNW343 m20.3 mi
Jollyville PlateauWNW340 m11.5 mi
Maul HillW330 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3020:0120:36
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525663707783868781726154
Precip in2.61.92.92.45.03.72.02.73.53.92.92.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821288

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