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Saint John's Episcopal Church

Saint John's Episcopal Church from directly overhead

Saint John's Episcopal Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Monument Hill stands 138 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Jefferson Mansfield, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 23 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1990
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.70841, -96.53913

22.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Parks27

Columbus Garden Club Certified Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
Midtown Park Butterfly Garden: 0.2 mi
Beason's Crossing Park: 0.3 mi
Cardinal Park: 1.5 mi
Hill Memorial Park: 13.5 mi

Museums9

Tate-Senftenberg-Brandon House Museum: 0.1 mi
Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum: 0.2 mi
Alley Log Cabin and Antique Tool Museum: 0.3 mi
The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 14.0 mi
Prairie Edge Museum: 14.9 mi

Peaks7

Wilson Hill: 5.1 mi
Alley Hill: 6.2 mi
Middle Brook Hill: 9.0 mi
Rocky Hill: 11.7 mi
Live Oak Hill: 12.7 mi

Ghost towns5

Osage: 10.8 mi
Pisek: 14.6 mi
Oakland: 19.0 mi
Rexville: 19.6 mi
Hackberry: 22.1 mi

Rest areas2

Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 4.3 mi
Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 4.4 mi

Nature reserves1

D.R. Wintermann Wildlife Management Area: 23.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint John's Episcopal Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Monument Hill	WNW 301°	138 m	24.1 mi
Rocky Hill	NNW 328°	137 m	11.7 mi
Live Oak Hill	NW 319°	125 m	12.7 mi
Red Hill	ENE 63°	94 m	16.7 mi
Wilson Hill	ESE 104°	71 m	5.1 mi
Middle Brook Hill	SE 126°	62 m	9.0 mi
Alley Hill	ESE 118°	59 m	6.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:07	19:38
June solstice	06:27	19:55	20:30
September equinox	07:15	18:53	19:24
December solstice	07:18	16:56	17:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	56	62	68	76	81	84	84	79	71	61	53
Precip in	3.7	2.8	3.3	3.8	4.8	5.1	2.9	3.3	3.3	4.7	4.0	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12402964132

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