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Rocky Creek Baptist Church

Rocky Creek Baptist Church from directly overhead

Rocky Creek Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bangs Public Schools, a historic site 4.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.76715, -99.08585
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 27
  • Mullins Heritage Park: 5.0 mi
  • Bunin Park: 5.7 mi
  • Trigg Park: 5.8 mi
  • Cecil Holman Park: 6.3 mi
  • Wiggins Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Mayberry Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Round Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Krueger Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Barefoot Mountains: 11.3 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Graham and Jean Bevel Community Garden: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsW 265°589 m14.2 mi
Hog MountainsNE 47°585 m18.0 mi
Star MountainENE 58°577 m18.4 mi
Long MountainENE 66°562 m24.7 mi
Salt MountainENE 63°550 m16.3 mi
Spur MountainE 100°549 m24.0 mi
Turkey Peak MountainE 95°522 m21.9 mi
Holloway MountainsNNW 345°491 m12.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:1020:46
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3317:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415823

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