Martha's Chapel
Martha's Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Peckerwood Hill stands 144 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sam Houston Industrial and Training School, a historic site 3.5 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 130 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 18.9 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
130 named places within 25 miles
- Sam Houston Industrial and Training School: 3.5 mi
- Union Hill Church: 3.5 mi
- Bath Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Ebenezer Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Ebenezer Baptist Church: 5.5 mi
- Smither Park: 5.9 mi
- Pineview Park: 6.2 mi
- Bearkat Field: 6.2 mi
- Gibbs Park: 6.2 mi
- Josey Park: 6.2 mi
- Blue Bonnet Hill: 6.6 mi
- Smith Hill: 7.0 mi
- Peckerwood Hill: 7.1 mi
- Shepard Hill: 13.7 mi
- Gospel Hill: 20.7 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 6.7 mi
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum: 6.7 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 6.7 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Heritage Museum of Montgomery County: 24.6 mi
- Johnson Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 23.5 mi
- The Raven: 6.7 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Martha's Chapel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peckerwood Hill | NE 52° | 144 m | 7.1 mi |
| Smith Hill | NE 37° | 126 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blue Bonnet Hill | SW 232° | 96 m | 6.6 mi |
| Shepard Hill | SSE 149° | 95 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gospel Hill | NE 53° | 92 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:54 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12454128134
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