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Olive Branch Baptist Church and Rocky Chapel School

Olive Branch Baptist Church and Rocky Chapel School from directly overhead

Olive Branch Baptist Church and Rocky Chapel School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Monument Hill stands 138 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Glidden Baptist Church, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.69739, -96.59643

100 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 19
  • Cardinal Park: 2.1 mi
  • Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Beason's Crossing Park: 3.7 mi
  • Hill Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
Peaks: 7
  • Wilson Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Alley Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Middle Brook Hill: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monument HillNW138 m21.7 mi
Rocky HillNNW137 m11.1 mi
Live Oak HillNNW125 m11.4 mi
Red HillENE94 m20.2 mi
Wilson HillE71 m8.4 mi
Middle Brook HillESE62 m11.7 mi
Alley HillESE59 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:2719:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1816:5617:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515662687681848479716153
Precip in3.72.83.33.84.85.12.93.33.34.74.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402964153

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