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Mount Zion Baptist Church

Mount Zion Baptist Church from directly overhead

Mount Zion Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Van Cleave Mound stands 143 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is George Washington Davis, a historic site 3.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 22 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.20545, -97.23680

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • Yoakum City Park: 7.1 mi
  • Alexander Park: 7.3 mi
  • Yoakum City Park: 7.8 mi
  • Cuero Municipal Park: 8.6 mi
  • Live Oak Park: 9.0 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Mustang Mott: 12.5 mi
  • Windy Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 22.8 mi
  • Van Cleave Mound: 23.1 mi
  • Rocky Mound: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Van Cleave MoundW 267°143 m23.1 mi
Rocky MoundW 268°132 m23.8 mi
Mustang MottWSW 242°100 m12.5 mi
Santa Anna MoundNW 326°95 m22.8 mi
Windy HillWNW 282°71 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:3119:5720:32
September equinox07:1818:5619:27
December solstice07:2017:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697681838479716254
Precip in2.91.93.33.43.84.42.83.53.84.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403538475

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