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Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church from directly overhead

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 898 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Comanches Springs, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

Church building at E. 2nd @ Spring Rd. Fort Stockton, Texas.

Wikidata Q107330799, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.88616, -102.87565

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
Parks: 9
Springs: 3
  • Comanche Springs: 0.4 mi
  • Monument Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Bonebrake Spring: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.5 mi
  • Giant Road Runner: 0.5 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MaderaS1,370 m20.4 mi
Pikes PeakSW1,154 m18.4 mi
Twelvemile MesaSW1,139 m10.7 mi
Triple ButteWSW1,107 m18.1 mi
Fivemile MesaESE1,024 m4.3 mi
Fivemile HillSW972 m5.1 mi
Twomile HillW961 m3.4 mi
Big MesaE960 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3220:03
June solstice06:5020:2320:59
September equinox07:4119:1819:50
December solstice07:4617:1817:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582838276685649
Precip in0.70.50.60.81.41.91.81.82.01.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397852

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