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St. John Lutheran Church

St. John Lutheran Church from directly overhead

St. John Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Paul Luthern Church, School and Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.61672, -97.21430

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Lakes Park: 0.6 mi
  • Thorndale City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Thrall City Park: 5.4 mi
  • Wilson H. Fox Park: 9.5 mi
  • Taylor Park: 9.8 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Clay Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 19.0 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 19.4 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 19.6 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 20.1 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkS232 m19.0 mi
Queen HillW227 m20.2 mi
Yegua KnobbsS225 m19.6 mi
Jaecks HillWSW214 m21.5 mi
Taylor MountainE196 m19.4 mi
Hart MountainENE194 m20.1 mi
Clay HillSSE138 m14.2 mi
Buzzard KnobsSE121 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2820:0020:35
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2316:5617:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848579695951
Precip in2.62.22.92.75.03.52.02.43.33.42.42.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granger DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343216

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