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St. Monica's Catholic Church

St. Monica's Catholic Church from directly overhead

St. Monica's Catholic Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Wied Hardware Store, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 20 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Cameron, Milam County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023940, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1983
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates30.85081, -96.98603

104 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Cameron Community Center: 0.5 mi
  • O.J. Thomas Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wilson Ledbetter Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ledbetter Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cameron City Park: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Peaks: 6
  • Wilson Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Hart Mountain: 12.5 mi
  • Eland Rough: 13.5 mi
  • Taylor Mountain: 13.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 14.7 mi
Museums: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 19.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Taylor MountainSSE196 m13.7 mi
Hart MountainSSE194 m12.5 mi
Wilson HillESE164 m11.2 mi
Eland RoughESE150 m13.5 mi
Sugarloaf MountainE150 m14.7 mi
Long MountainE140 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2620:0020:35
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2216:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505561687581838479696052
Precip in2.62.32.92.35.33.62.62.53.94.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cameron, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343254

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