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Mount Olive Baptist Church

Mount Olive Baptist Church from directly overhead

Mount Olive Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 500 m. Red Hill stands 679 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Famous Door Café, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.05582, -99.14479

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • Carver Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tranquility Island: 0.5 mi
  • Lowry Park: 0.6 mi
  • Westland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Boardwalk Pavilion: 0.8 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Tivy Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Haddenbrock Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 7.5 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 8.1 mi
  • Big Hill: 9.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Trough Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 16.2 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 8
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 0.7 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 0.7 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 18.1 mi
  • Pioneer Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillW 275°679 m23.4 mi
Edwards PeakSSW 204°666 m12.6 mi
RoundheadNNE 21°653 m22.0 mi
Turkey KnobSE 137°623 m20.8 mi
Big HillE 81°612 m20.6 mi
Round TopSSE 158°611 m13.9 mi
Schlaudt HillsNE 42°597 m21.2 mi
Broad MountainE 99°596 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3720:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2917:0617:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158647278818175665648
Precip in1.71.62.42.34.33.32.11.93.73.22.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438098832

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