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St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church

St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church from directly overhead

St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Balcones District Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.42054, -97.71731

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Balcones District Park: 0.5 mi
  • Champions Forest: 0.8 mi
  • Northside Lawn: 1.2 mi
  • Quarries Park: 1.2 mi
  • Alderbrook Pocket Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Lotus: 6.0 mi
  • Thicket: 6.6 mi
  • Blue Blood: 8.0 mi
  • Two lion statues: 8.4 mi
  • Giraffe statue: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 44
Museums: 40
Attractions: 17
  • Client Innovation Center: 1.3 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 2.6 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.6 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 7.9 mi
  • Lake Austin: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Link Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Small Falls: 9.6 mi
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 15.3 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 16.1 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Fern Bluff: 7.1 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 13.1 mi
  • Comanche Bluff: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shingle HillsWSW 249°433 m23.5 mi
Boultinghouse MountainWNW 294°418 m24.1 mi
NegroheadWNW 295°405 m22.2 mi
Bald MountainWNW 292°383 m23.1 mi
Travis PeakWNW 293°382 m20.2 mi
Chalk KnobWNW 299°367 m24.0 mi
Round MountainNW 306°366 m19.0 mi
Big Bear HillNW 307°366 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0220:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752297

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