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Swedish Free Mission Church

Swedish Free Mission Church from directly overhead

Swedish Free Mission Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 572 m. Hyman Hill stands 647 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Point, a peak 5.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 15 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.19177, -99.58192
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 41
Parks: 13
  • Lake Brady Park: 12.5 mi
  • Rollie G White Complex: 14.0 mi
  • Richards Park: 14.3 mi
  • E. O. Martin Memorial Park: 14.4 mi
  • Stanburn Park: 15.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Rattlesnake Point: 5.9 mi
  • Center of Texas: 8.1 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 15.1 mi
  • Hyman Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Little Racetrack Mountain: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 14.3 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 14.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 14.4 mi
  • Sheltered Table: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 2
  • HOT Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Menard County Historical Museum: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hyman HillS 191°647 m15.6 mi
Little Racetrack MountainSW 214°637 m19.2 mi
Rattlesnake PointNNE 28°602 m5.9 mi
Corn Creek HillsENE 75°597 m21.5 mi
Table Top MountainENE 70°592 m15.1 mi
Bryson HillESE 102°528 m20.1 mi
Round MountainENE 63°503 m24.1 mi
Parks MountainNE 40°461 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3620:1120:46
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3417:0417:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657380838376675648
Precip in1.31.72.32.13.82.92.12.22.82.71.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brady, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12452339206

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