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Mount Salem American Baptist Church

Mount Salem American Baptist Church from directly overhead

Mount Salem American Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Woodhouse Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.80231, -96.99818

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Deleon Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Brownson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hopkins Park: 0.9 mi
  • Kay's Grove: 1.7 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Goldmans Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Mound: 6.2 mi
  • Old Red Bluff: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goldmans HillWSW 248°29 m3.5 mi
Indian MoundS 188°15 m6.2 mi
Old Red BluffE 81°5 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3119:5520:30
September equinox07:1718:5519:26
December solstice07:1817:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864697682848580726356
Precip in3.02.22.33.45.13.53.73.23.83.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Fire Dept #5, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12454129250

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