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St. James Episcopal Church

St. James Episcopal Church from directly overhead

St. James Episcopal Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb-Schneider House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.90800, -96.87385

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
  • Lester Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kruschel Park: 0.5 mi
  • White Rock Park: 1.0 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 1.1 mi
  • Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 1.4 mi
Ghost towns: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Monument Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Indian Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillSW 222°181 m22.1 mi
Royston HillWNW 284°174 m21.8 mi
Hellers HillNNE 31°168 m9.9 mi
Homeyer MountainNE 35°139 m21.4 mi
Monument HillSSW 204°138 m1.7 mi
Rocky HillESE 105°137 m14.4 mi
Live Oak HillESE 110°125 m12.5 mi
Indian HillNNW 332°101 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2819:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2016:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687682858680716053
Precip in3.22.73.22.94.43.62.12.63.64.33.73.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586793

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