Skip to content

St. James Lutheran Church

St. James Lutheran Church from directly overhead

St. James Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Bee Benchmark stands 580 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is O'Henry School Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.74425, -98.67607

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Town Peak: 2.3 mi
  • Sandstone Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Sharp Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Miller Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Bachelor Peak: 4.4 mi
Parks: 25
  • Leonard Grenwelge County Park: 0.5 mi
  • Badu Park: 0.8 mi
  • Robinson City Park: 2.2 mi
  • Black Rock Park: 13.3 mi
  • Llano County Park: 13.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Morgan Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Morgan Springs: 15.3 mi
  • Boiling Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Williams Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Post Oak Spring: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of St. James Lutheran Church. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bee BenchmarkNW 313°580 m16.8 mi
Lone Oak MountainNW 312°568 m16.8 mi
Prairie MountainSW 222°563 m16.6 mi
Smoothingiron MountainWNW 300°556 m15.6 mi
Cedar MountainS 171°541 m14.7 mi
Pyramid RockSSE 168°531 m8.1 mi
Dancer PeakSE 142°525 m6.6 mi
Magill MountainNNW 332°516 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:47
June solstice06:3320:0620:41
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2917:0217:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582858578685750
Precip in1.51.72.42.13.93.31.81.62.33.02.11.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Llano, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452327280

More historic sites in Texas

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to St. James Lutheran Church.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens