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St. John Church

St. John Church from directly overhead

St. John Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Jess Maynard Hill stands 343 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Richland School, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates30.42319, -97.53384

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • 1849 Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lake Pflugerville Park: 2.7 mi
  • Hidden Lake Park: 2.8 mi
  • Villages of Hidden Lake Park: 2.9 mi
  • Blackhawk Green Belt: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • The Hutto Hippo: 8.4 mi
  • Termite mound sculpture: 9.0 mi
  • Herd of elephant statues: 9.0 mi
  • Zebra statue: 9.0 mi
  • Zebra mare and foal statues: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 48
Museums: 40
Peaks: 25
  • Jaecks Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Bald Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Martin Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 14.3 mi
  • Rabbit Hill: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 8.9 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 10.9 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 11.9 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 15.5 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
  • Fern Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 15.7 mi
  • Comanche Bluff: 17.4 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 19.6 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 21.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jess Maynard HillWNW 292°343 m24.2 mi
Jollyville PlateauW 264°340 m18.7 mi
Comanche PeakW 266°325 m20.4 mi
White Rim MountainWNW 284°322 m23.6 mi
Signal HillWNW 304°315 m23.9 mi
Flintridge HillWSW 244°311 m19.8 mi
Rabbit HillNW 321°293 m14.3 mi
Shepherd MountainWSW 254°286 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2920:0120:36
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2416:5817:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453821201

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