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First Chapel in Roma

First Chapel in Roma from directly overhead

First Chapel in Roma is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Gongora Hill stands 101 m to the north-northeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Manuel Guerra Home and Store, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail runs past it. 67 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Roma, Starr County, Texas

Wikidata Q110022837, matched on coordinates and name (179 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1973
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates26.40698, -99.01788

On the Texas Tropical Trail

Around it

67 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves29

Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 4.3 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 4.5 mi
Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge: 5.8 mi

Historic sites20

Parks15

Bicentennial Plaza: 0.3 mi
Roma Community Park: 0.8 mi
Roma Municipal Park: 1.1 mi
Plaza San Juan: 3.8 mi
Fronton Plaza: 4.2 mi

Peaks1

Gongora Hill: 1.3 mi

Museums1

Roma Historical Museum: 12.2 mi

Gardens1

Butterfly Garden: 14.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Chapel in Roma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Gongora Hill	NNE 24°	101 m	1.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:41	19:17	19:48
June solstice	06:45	19:59	20:33
September equinox	07:25	19:03	19:34
December solstice	07:21	17:15	17:49

Local time (America/Matamoros).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	60	65	72	78	84	89	89	90	85	78	69	61
Precip in	0.7	0.6	0.8	1.2	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.6	4.9	1.4	1.3	1.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falcon DAM, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453505930

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