Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church
Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Meta Mountain stands 583 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Sisters, a peak 3.4 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 14 miles off.
The story
Historic place in Blanco, Blanco County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023351, matched on coordinates and name (198 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 27 mi
- Sinkholes · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Sisters: 3.4 mi
- Big Head Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Kuhn Hill: 7.1 mi
- Hill in Kendall County: 7.6 mi
- Brushy Top: 10.1 mi
- Jumbo Evans Sports Park: 6.8 mi
- Guadalupe River State Park: 10.5 mi
- River Crossing Sports Park: 11.8 mi
- Honey Creek State Natural Area: 11.8 mi
- The Roundup Beer Garden & Food Park: 12.1 mi
- Blanco State Park: 6.9 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps: 6.9 mi
- Jesse L. McCrocklin: 7.0 mi
- Blanco Cemetery: 7.0 mi
- Blanco Methodist Church: 7.2 mi
- Rebecca Springs: 5.0 mi
- Beek Spring: 10.9 mi
- Jacob's Well: 16.2 mi
- Bear Springs: 16.6 mi
- Blue Hole: 18.1 mi
- Blanco Pioneer Museum: 7.4 mi
- Nature Center: 16.1 mi
- Lyndon B. Johnson Visitor Center: 19.4 mi
- L.B.J. Boyhood Home: 19.5 mi
- Science Mill: 19.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 21.1 mi
- Bracken Cave: 21.4 mi
- Cascade Caverns: 23.5 mi
- River Overlook: 24.2 mi
- Currey's Creek: 11.9 mi
- Honey Creek: 14.6 mi
- Ammans Crossing: 18.0 mi
- Albert: 18.6 mi
- Welfare: 24.1 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 15.5 mi
- Cave Without a Name: 15.6 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 21.7 mi
- Demonstration Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Interpretive Garden: 16.1 mi
- Kinder Ranch Elementary Garden: 19.0 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 14.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 23.1 mi
- Gillespie County US 290 Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Saint Mary's Help of Christians Catholic Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Mountain | W 277° | 583 m | 15.0 mi |
| Circle Benchmark | NNW 337° | 579 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | W 276° | 571 m | 16.3 mi |
| Sabinas Mountain | WSW 246° | 567 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cave Hill | WNW 285° | 566 m | 17.0 mi |
| Bust Buttes | WNW 282° | 565 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dunners Mountain | W 280° | 565 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hill in Kendall County | WNW 282° | 563 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 17:03 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blanco, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395154348
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