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Union Lee Baptist Church

Union Lee Baptist Church from directly overhead

Union Lee Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Jollyville Plateau stands 340 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph J. Manor Cemetery, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.25600, -97.48141

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little Webberville Park: 2.9 mi
  • Webberville Park: 3.2 mi
  • East Metropolitan Park: 3.3 mi
  • Charlie Dobbins Park: 5.5 mi
  • Carriage Hills Park: 6.3 mi
Artworks
  • Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel Statue: 6.4 mi
  • Fork in the Road: 8.8 mi
  • The Giant Rooster: 11.3 mi
  • Reach for Your Dreams: 13.1 mi
  • Ocho: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 49
Nature reserves: 35
Peaks: 23
  • Caldwell Knob: 7.2 mi
  • Bald Knob: 8.6 mi
  • Hergotz Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Pilot Knob: 15.1 mi
  • Lotman Hill: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 15
  • French Legation State Historic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 15.2 mi
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 15.5 mi
  • Statesman Bat Observation Center: 15.8 mi
  • South Congress Bat Colony: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Lower McKinney Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Upper McKinney Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Cliffs: 4
  • Bird Bluff: 12.9 mi
  • Red Bluffs: 17.5 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 19.0 mi
  • Fern Bluff: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
Picnic sites: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jollyville PlateauWNW340 m23.8 mi
Flintridge HillW311 m21.2 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW286 m20.4 mi
Martin HillNW284 m19.3 mi
Cat MountainWNW283 m19.0 mi
Mount LarsonWNW277 m19.0 mi
Davis HillW266 m21.7 mi
Mount LucasWNW265 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:3020:0020:35
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:2316:5817:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752250

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