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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 James Euwin Edmiston, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.25600, -97.48141
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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: 51
Museums: 41
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
Picnic sites: 4
  • Stone picnic table: 14.9 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 19.2 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 22.5 mi
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 4
On the horizon

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 PlateauWNW 294°340 m23.8 mi
Flintridge HillW 278°311 m21.2 mi
Shepherd MountainWNW 290°286 m20.4 mi
Martin HillNW 317°284 m19.3 mi
Cat MountainWNW 291°283 m19.0 mi
Mount LarsonWNW 281°277 m19.0 mi
Davis HillW 259°266 m21.7 mi
Mount LucasWNW 286°265 m18.1 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752250

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