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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. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

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

79 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 58
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 HillWSW29 m3.5 mi
Indian MoundS15 m6.2 mi
Old Red BluffE5 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 50–80 °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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