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San Saba Church of Christ

San Saba Church of Christ from directly overhead

San Saba Church of Christ is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Shin Oak Mountain stands 587 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is First Baptist Church of San Saba, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 14 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

church building at 201 W. Wallace St. San Saba, Texas

Wikidata Q107320082, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.19572, -98.72243

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Chapel Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Harkey Knobs: 6.3 mi
  • Round Mountain: 7.3 mi
  • Wildhorse Mountain: 7.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • San Saba River Nature Park: 0.7 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.8 mi
  • San Saba City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Risien Park: 1.0 mi
  • Historical Monument: 11.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Gorman Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Burnt Canyon Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Pontotoc Winery: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shin Oak MountainSSW 212°587 m16.7 mi
Bee BenchmarkSSW 206°580 m21.8 mi
Lone Oak MountainSSW 206°568 m22.2 mi
Buffalo KnobSSW 201°538 m10.9 mi
High Pond MountainSSW 203°537 m10.6 mi
Magill MountainS 189°516 m20.3 mi
High RockSSW 212°511 m23.1 mi
San Saba PeakNE 44°510 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1519:47
June solstice06:3220:0720:43
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3017:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657380838476675648
Precip in1.72.02.61.93.93.52.02.02.53.11.81.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8819201690

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