Historic site · Texas

First Presbyterian Church of Taft

First Presbyterian Church of Taft from directly overhead

First Presbyterian Church of Taft is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. The nearest named place is Taft City Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

city in San Patricio County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q981967, matched on coordinates and name (386 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2002
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates27.98118, -97.39177

4.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail

Overlooks nearby

Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center · 22 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Taft City Park: 0.1 mi
Briar Park: 7.2 mi
Chatwork Park: 7.3 mi
Hunt Municipal Park: 7.4 mi
Willacy Park: 8.0 mi

Historic sites

First United Methodist Church of Taft: 0.2 mi
Coleman-Fulton Pasture Company: 0.2 mi
President William Howard Taft Visits Taft: 0.3 mi
Taft Agricultural Industrial Complex: 0.5 mi
Sodville Community: 5.2 mi

Museums15

Taft Blackland Museum: 0.1 mi
Taft Blackland Museum: 0.2 mi
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay: 11.5 mi
Art Museum of South Texas: 11.8 mi
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History: 11.8 mi

Nature reserves9

Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation: 10.1 mi
Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 15.5 mi
Pelican Island Sanctuary: 18.4 mi
Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 19.3 mi
Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 20.3 mi

Artworks5

Giant milk bottle: 10.6 mi
Corpus Christi Watergarden: 11.8 mi
Orion's Belt: 12.4 mi
Selena Memorial Statue: 12.8 mi
The Great Heron: 21.9 mi

Beaches5

Corpus Christi North Beach: 10.8 mi
University Beach: 18.9 mi
Quarantine Shore: 21.0 mi
Rockport Beach Park: 21.7 mi
Holiday Beach: 23.1 mi

Attractions4

Fan Pavillion: 11.4 mi
American Bank Center: 12.0 mi
Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 22.2 mi
Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 22.6 mi

Gardens3

Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 12.1 mi
The Learning Garden: 12.9 mi
South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 22.4 mi

Rest areas2

San Patricio County Northbound Rest Area: 15.9 mi
San Patricio County Southbound Rest Area: 16.1 mi

Ghost towns2

Copano: 19.6 mi
Aransas City: 24.2 mi

Cliffs1

McGloins Bluff: 15.1 mi

Lighthouses1

Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 22.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:34	19:10	19:41
June solstice	06:35	19:55	20:30
September equinox	07:19	18:57	19:27
December solstice	07:17	17:04	17:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	55	59	64	70	77	82	83	84	80	73	63	57
Precip in	2.0	2.0	2.8	1.9	3.4	3.8	3.4	3.0	5.7	3.7	2.6	2.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Welder Wildlife Foundation, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6184588545

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