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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 212 m. Slipdown Mountain stands 415 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Cemetery, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1988
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.94487, -97.58230

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Melanie Park: 2.9 mi
  • Shady Grove Park: 3.9 mi
  • Central Park: 4.1 mi
  • Ash Creek Park: 4.9 mi
  • Optimist Gazeebo Park: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 43
Museums: 36
Peaks: 24
  • Reno Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Burton Knob: 2.7 mi
  • Tater Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Indian Knob: 10.1 mi
  • Buck Knob: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 24
Attractions: 20
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

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
Slipdown MountainW 270°415 m19.1 mi
Indian KnobW 273°387 m10.1 mi
Skeen PeakWNW 285°373 m13.3 mi
Armstrong MountainWNW 299°365 m23.6 mi
Bald KnobW 267°359 m23.1 mi
Oyster HillSW 224°351 m18.5 mi
Buck KnobWSW 256°345 m10.6 mi
Tater NobSSW 205°344 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:42
June solstice06:2320:0620:43
September equinox07:1918:5619:29
December solstice07:3016:5117:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381868678675648
Precip in2.22.53.43.34.44.22.22.43.04.22.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Nature CTR, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971376664

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