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Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church

Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church from directly overhead

Saint John The Evangelist Catholic Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Flag Mountain stands 604 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Hondo, Medina County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023436, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1992
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.34484, -99.13936

126 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Peaks: 29
  • Fohn Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Schmidt Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Red Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Clousley Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Indian Hill: 13.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • Memorial Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • Sunset Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hondo Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
  • T.A. Lopez Park: 0.7 mi
  • Hondo City Park: 2.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Indian Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Moccasin Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Bear Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Twin Springs: 20.7 mi
  • Pear Tree Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flag MountainNNW604 m20.1 mi
Saathoff MountainNNW601 m19.0 mi
Chalk MountainNNW601 m24.9 mi
Texas MountainNNW596 m19.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNW577 m23.9 mi
Split MountainNNW547 m19.7 mi
Round MountainNNW546 m18.6 mi
Town MountainN532 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3820:0520:40
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2817:0717:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525764707682848580726153
Precip in1.51.52.42.44.43.52.62.43.73.01.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6296521724

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