The Church of Saints Peter and Paul
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Devils Hill stands 466 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is The Grotto, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 8.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Wetland Wonders · 15 mi
- Sinkholes · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Main Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Market Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Hinman Island Park: 0.4 mi
- Prince Solms Park: 0.5 mi
- Fredericksburg Fields: 0.7 mi
- The Grotto, Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church: 0.0 mi
- 1915 New Braunfels Post Office: 0.1 mi
- Site of Old Schmitz Hotel: 0.2 mi
- Louis Henne Co.: 0.2 mi
- Old New Braunfels High School: 0.2 mi
- New Braunfels Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- New Braunfels Fire Museum: 0.2 mi
- Sophienburg Museum & Archives: 0.5 mi
- McKenna Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture: 1.7 mi
- Mission Hill: 2.3 mi
- Nail Hill: 7.6 mi
- Bading Hill: 8.1 mi
- Harborth Hill: 8.9 mi
- Coal Kiln Hill: 11.1 mi
- City of a Prince: 0.2 mi
- Rose of Lima: 0.9 mi
- Buc-ee's Beaver: 3.3 mi
- Steelmaker: 10.6 mi
- World's Largest Pecan: 10.8 mi
- Comal Springs: 0.9 mi
- Bear Springs: 9.0 mi
- Devine Spring: 16.1 mi
- Walnut Spring: 16.4 mi
- Cherry Spring: 16.4 mi
- Ron Pedde Memorial Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Guadalupe County Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 13.1 mi
- Water Garden Gems: 14.3 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 17.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Natural Bridge Mining Company: 12.9 mi
- Bracken Cave: 13.5 mi
- Grandmother's tree: 15.2 mi
- Learning Tree: 15.4 mi
- James C. Curry Nature Center: 10.8 mi
- Menoo Woods: 12.6 mi
- Bracken Cave Preserve: 13.1 mi
- San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center: 13.1 mi
- Purgatory Creek Greenspace: 15.0 mi
- Fratt: 20.6 mi
- Concrete: 22.4 mi
- Adkins: 22.4 mi
- Carpenter: 22.7 mi
- Honey Creek: 23.5 mi
- Canyon Lake Spillway Gorge: 11.4 mi
- Purgatory Creek Overlook: 14.7 mi
- Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- The Picnic Place: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Church of Saints Peter and Paul. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Hill | WNW 291° | 466 m | 20.5 mi |
| Big Head Mountain | NNW 329° | 450 m | 22.4 mi |
| Startz Hill | NW 310° | 428 m | 12.8 mi |
| Vogels Peak | W 276° | 414 m | 16.6 mi |
| Kuhn Hill | NNW 335° | 405 m | 20.6 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 357° | 404 m | 16.4 mi |
| Moon Mountain | N 355° | 374 m | 17.3 mi |
| Classen Hill | W 261° | 374 m | 19.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 17:02 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403570224
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