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Welcome Lutheran Church

Welcome Lutheran Church from directly overhead

Welcome Lutheran Church is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Hellers Hill stands 168 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is John Reichle General Merchandise (Welcome Store), a historic site 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.04166, -96.48128

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • Harmonie Park: 7.3 mi
  • Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
  • Patrick Heard Park: 8.4 mi
  • Jackson Street Park: 9.1 mi
  • Hattie Powers Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 8
  • Homeyer Mountain: 13.9 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Shepherd Mountain: 17.1 mi
  • Live Oak Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Hellers Hill: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Pickard High School: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hellers HillW 268°168 m18.5 mi
Homeyer MountainNW 307°139 m13.9 mi
Rocky HillSW 216°137 m16.2 mi
Shepherd MountainNNW 339°129 m17.1 mi
Live Oak HillSW 221°125 m17.9 mi
Red HillSE 143°94 m19.2 mi
Green MountainN 354°86 m19.1 mi
Wilson HillS 176°71 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2619:5620:31
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:1916:5517:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460677581848479705952
Precip in3.73.43.63.65.44.52.63.84.65.14.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brenham, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12389305564

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