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Salem Lutheran Church

Salem Lutheran Church from directly overhead

Salem Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Patrick Heard Park, a park 2.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1981
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.12237, -96.41411

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Patrick Heard Park: 2.0 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 2.3 mi
  • Toubin Park: 3.2 mi
  • Hattie Powers Park: 3.2 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 3.6 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 7
  • Shepherd Mountain: 14.5 mi
  • Green Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Homeyer Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.3 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Pickard High School: 3.4 mi
  • The La Bahia Pecan: 21.0 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 23.0 mi
  • Liendo Plantation, 1853: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillWSW 254°168 m23.3 mi
Homeyer MountainW 280°139 m15.4 mi
Rocky HillSW 216°137 m23.1 mi
Shepherd MountainNW 316°129 m14.5 mi
Live Oak HillSW 220°125 m24.7 mi
Red HillSSE 161°94 m22.3 mi
Green MountainNNW 335°86 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:38
June solstice06:2619:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1816:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454130585

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