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St. James Missionary Baptist Church

St. James Missionary Baptist Church from directly overhead

St. James Missionary Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Turner Hall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 16 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates29.67476, -96.91378

112 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 56
Parks: 25
  • Wolters Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schulenburg Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 8.1 mi
  • Hill Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
  • Garbade Park: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Obar Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Monument Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Russell Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 15.9 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Obar HillW181 m12.3 mi
Russell HillW154 m14.8 mi
Frederick MoundWSW154 m15.9 mi
Monument HillN138 m14.6 mi
Rocky HillNE137 m20.4 mi
Live Oak HillNE125 m18.5 mi
Pin Oak MoundWSW107 m21.9 mi
Indian HillN101 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0819:39
June solstice06:2919:5720:32
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:1916:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561687580838378706052
Precip in2.82.12.93.34.43.82.12.83.44.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403586775

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