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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 130 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Evergreen Tree, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.27186, -96.97753

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 43
  • Simmang Northwest Park: 6.1 mi
  • Giddings Volunteer Fire Department Firemen's Park: 6.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.9 mi
  • Heritage Square: 10.1 mi
  • Lexington Memorial Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Buzzard Knobs: 5.0 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 13.5 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 13.7 mi
  • Clay Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • The Dime Box: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1

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 BenchmarkWNW 291°232 m13.7 mi
Yegua KnobbsWNW 288°225 m13.5 mi
Lotman HillWSW 243°201 m18.8 mi
Royston HillSW 217°174 m24.8 mi
Hellers HillSE 146°168 m20.1 mi
Homeyer MountainESE 112°139 m20.0 mi
Clay HillNW 316°138 m14.2 mi
Shepherd MountainE 90°129 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2719:5820:33
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2116:5617:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461677582848579705952
Precip in3.12.22.92.64.73.22.12.63.14.63.33.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438060708

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