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St. Peter Lutheran Church

St. Peter Lutheran Church from directly overhead

St. Peter Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 527 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the west, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Squaw Creek Primitive Baptist Church, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 19 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Doss, Gillespie County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024550, matched on coordinates and name (114 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.44487, -99.13030

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
  • Lehmann Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Swayback Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Mund Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Buckeye Point: 5.6 mi
  • Nixon Mountain: 6.7 mi
Springs: 14
  • Kentner Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Bierschwale Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Garden Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Falls Prong Spring: 10.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Harper Community Park: 12.1 mi
  • Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park: 19.1 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 19.2 mi
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 19.3 mi
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eckert James River Bat Cave Preserve: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointW 265°684 m7.7 mi
Monument MountainWNW 294°662 m20.4 mi
Cherry MountainESE 106°660 m13.3 mi
RoundheadSE 132°653 m9.6 mi
Lehmann MountainENE 75°623 m3.0 mi
Cedar MountainE 79°608 m13.1 mi
Steamboat MountainW 279°608 m14.4 mi
Buckeye PointESE 108°601 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:48
June solstice06:3620:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:3017:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157657278818175665649
Precip in1.51.72.62.14.12.81.72.13.22.72.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harper 3ene, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403614847

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