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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 BenchmarkS 176°232 m19.0 mi
Queen HillW 281°227 m20.2 mi
Yegua KnobbsS 176°225 m19.6 mi
Jaecks HillWSW 248°214 m21.5 mi
Taylor MountainE 79°196 m19.4 mi
Hart MountainENE 75°194 m20.1 mi
Clay HillSSE 163°138 m14.2 mi
Buzzard KnobsSE 141°121 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 5080 °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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