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St. Peter Lutheran Church and Prairie Valley Cemetery

St. Peter Lutheran Church and Prairie Valley Cemetery from directly overhead

St. Peter Lutheran Church and Prairie Valley Cemetery is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Lotman Hill stands 201 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

cemetery in Fayette County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q117671667, matched on coordinates and name (66 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1999
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

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Coordinates29.94746, -96.99589

0.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
19.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Saints Peter and Paul Old Catholic Cemetery: 1.4 mi
Old Plum Grove Cemetery: 1.6 mi
Woods Prairie Cemetery: 3.5 mi
Joseph C. Robinson: 3.5 mi
Site of Wood's Fort: 4.0 mi

Parks47

Jaycee Park: 6.7 mi
Kruschel Park: 7.4 mi
Lester Park: 8.0 mi
Monument Hill & Kreische Brewery State Historic Site: 8.3 mi
White Rock Park: 8.8 mi

Museums13

N W Faison Home and Museum: 8.1 mi
Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives: 8.1 mi
Smithville Railroad Historical Park and Museum: 10.7 mi
Texas Wendish Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
Center for American History Winedale Historical Center: 16.0 mi

Ghost towns12

Flower Hill: 8.2 mi
Black Jack Springs: 8.7 mi
Stella: 9.5 mi
Oak Hill: 10.5 mi
Pin Oak: 10.9 mi

Peaks11

Indian Hill: 5.3 mi
Monument Hill: 7.9 mi
Hellers Hill: 13.6 mi
Royston Hill: 14.1 mi
High Point: 20.1 mi

Cliffs2

Chalk Bluff: 6.6 mi
Red Bluffs: 19.0 mi

Gardens2

Memorial Grove: 22.1 mi
Bastrop Community Garden: 22.5 mi

Attractions1

CCC Water Fountain: 20.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Lotman Hill	NW 312°	201 m	20.9 mi
Obar Hill	SSW 201°	181 m	20.6 mi
Royston Hill	W 281°	174 m	14.1 mi
High Point	W 273°	174 m	20.1 mi
Hellers Hill	ENE 65°	168 m	13.6 mi
Russell Hill	SSW 204°	154 m	23.5 mi
Homeyer Mountain	NE 53°	139 m	24.6 mi
Monument Hill	ESE 123°	138 m	7.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:33	19:08	19:40
June solstice	06:28	19:58	20:33
September equinox	07:17	18:54	19:26
December solstice	07:20	16:57	17:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	51	55	61	68	76	82	85	86	80	71	60	53
Precip in	3.2	2.7	3.2	2.9	4.4	3.6	2.1	2.6	3.6	4.3	3.7	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610621

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