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Walzem Chapel

Walzem Chapel from directly overhead

Walzem Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Twin Sisters stands 537 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Run POA, a park 2.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Step-free access
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates29.73140, -98.20104

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oak Run POA: 2.3 mi
  • Mission Hill Park: 2.5 mi
  • Pocket Park: 2.5 mi
  • Panther Canyon: 3.7 mi
  • Fredericksburg Fields: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Mission Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Startz Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Nail Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Baldy Mountain: 11.0 mi
  • Bading Hill: 11.8 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 17
  • Rose of Lima: 4.8 mi
  • City of a Prince: 5.0 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 7.3 mi
  • Buc-ee's Beaver: 7.4 mi
  • Steelmaker: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 15
Springs: 13
  • Comal Springs: 4.0 mi
  • Bear Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Devine Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Walzem Chapel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin SistersNW 320°537 m22.6 mi
Devils HillWNW 290°466 m15.7 mi
High HillW 262°456 m21.7 mi
Leon HillWSW 258°451 m22.1 mi
Big Head MountainNNW 337°450 m18.7 mi
Butte HillW 266°449 m21.1 mi
Sykes HillW 265°449 m21.6 mi
Palmtree HillW 269°442 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1319:45
June solstice06:3420:0220:37
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:2517:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677480838378695852
Precip in2.31.92.72.53.63.63.02.43.53.22.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Braunfels, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403570228

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