First Baptist Church of Palacios
First Baptist Church of Palacios is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Pepper Hill stands 3 m to the northeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is St. John's Episcopal Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
city in Matagorda County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1903.
Wikidata Q969734, matched on coordinates and name (914 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- St. John's Episcopal Church: 0.1 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Palacios: 0.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Palacios: 0.2 mi
- Palacios Preparatory School: 0.2 mi
- R. J. Hill Building: 0.2 mi
- Palacious Bay Beach: 0.3 mi
- City Park: 0.4 mi
- Lady O'Dowd Park: 10.3 mi
- Boca Chica Community Park: 10.8 mi
- Blessing Recreation Field South: 11.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 22.8 mi
- Herb garden: 22.9 mi
- Hummingbird Garden: 22.9 mi
- Palm and Bamboo Gardens: 22.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.9 mi
- Mad Island Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 22.9 mi
- Matagorda County Birding Nature Center: 22.9 mi
- Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Myrtle Foster Whitmire Management Unit: 23.6 mi
- Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge: 24.2 mi
- Matagorda Beach: 16.9 mi
- King Fisher Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 24.6 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 23.5 mi
- Museum Annex: 24.3 mi
- Matagorda County Museum: 24.3 mi
- Rene Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle: 21.7 mi
- Metal Rooster: 24.7 mi
- Pepper Hill: 3.2 mi
- Indianola: 21.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Baptist Church of Palacios. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hill | NE 44° | 3 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:58 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palacios Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452329732
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