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Walnut Creek Baptist Church

Walnut Creek Baptist Church from directly overhead

Walnut Creek Baptist Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Negrohead stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Abandoned zoo cage, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025379, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.39465, -97.68097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 56
Nature reserves: 54
Museums: 41
Peaks: 39
Attractions: 18
  • Abandoned zoo cage: 0.5 mi
  • Client Innovation Center: 2.1 mi
  • Austin Table Tennis Association: 3.1 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 7.4 mi
  • Santa Rita No. 1 Oil Well: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Hidden Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Link Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Small Falls: 11.1 mi
Springs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 14.4 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 14.5 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Fern Bluff: 9.3 mi
  • Bird Bluff: 10.4 mi
  • Seismic Wall: 12.6 mi
  • Comanche Bluff: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NegroheadWNW 297°405 m25.0 mi
Travis PeakWNW 295°382 m22.9 mi
Round MountainNW 306°366 m21.8 mi
Big Bear HillNW 307°366 m22.7 mi
Chalk KnobWSW 249°364 m19.9 mi
Flint Rock HillWSW 255°360 m18.2 mi
Signal HillSW 229°353 m21.6 mi
Polecat KnobWNW 302°346 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:43
June solstice06:3020:0120:37
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2416:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453752246

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