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St. Joseph Catholic Church

St. Joseph Catholic Church from directly overhead

St. Joseph Catholic Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 150 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Joseph School, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.67345, -96.36769

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gloria Stephan Sale Park: 0.4 mi
  • Sue Haskell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Neal Park: 0.8 mi
  • Federal Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sadie Thomas Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Ghost towns: 16
Museums: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Art 979 Art Gallery: 0.4 mi
  • Square One Art Gallery: 0.4 mi
  • Our Lady of Victory: 3.8 mi
  • How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 4.0 mi
  • Danger 79er: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Aggie: 5.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Long Mountain: 23.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • 1st Methodist Park: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earth Art: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW150 m24.4 mi
Red HillNNW143 m16.2 mi
Long MountainWNW140 m23.7 mi
Mount AggieSSE96 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2419:5720:32
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2016:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697683858681716053
Precip in3.42.93.42.94.64.02.03.13.54.93.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395278304

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