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Tolar Tabernacle

Tolar Tabernacle from directly overhead

Tolar Tabernacle is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Lone Mountain stands 429 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Mysterious Large Slab of Rock, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Tolar, Hood County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025414, matched on coordinates and name (21 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38728, -97.92111

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 57
  • Church Recreation Field: 6.6 mi
  • Skyline Park: 7.5 mi
  • Lauren Community Park: 7.8 mi
  • Rough Creek Park: 8.1 mi
  • Granbury City Park: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 21
  • Comanche Peak: 7.0 mi
  • Thompson Mountain: 9.1 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Double Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Lone Mountain: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 14.3 mi
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 14.3 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 14.3 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 14.3 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 14.4 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Acton Tabernacle: 14.0 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 21.0 mi
  • Open Roof Gazebo: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 14.3 mi
  • Acton Nature Center: 15.4 mi
  • Stephenville Club Lake Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stephenville Club Lake Waterfalls: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lone MountainSSW 198°429 m16.2 mi
Bunker HillSW 221°427 m17.5 mi
Lone MountainSSW 194°413 m15.5 mi
Chalk MountainS 181°390 m14.6 mi
Comanche PeakE 95°373 m7.0 mi
Cedar MountainSSE 168°362 m24.4 mi
Double MountainNW 309°359 m14.7 mi
Flat Top MountainSSE 167°359 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:44
June solstice06:2620:0620:43
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:3016:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444957647281858477665446
Precip in2.32.43.33.04.23.81.92.63.03.82.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Granbury 5N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971414014

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