Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma
Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller-Brautigam Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.9 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
neighborhood of Santa Fe, Texas, USA
Wikidata Q4735982, matched on coordinates and name (604 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller-Brautigam Home: 0.1 mi
- Alta Loma: 0.3 mi
- Hitchcock Depot: 0.8 mi
- Alta Loma Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Santa Fe Consolidated High School: 1.6 mi
- Santa Fe Girls Softball: 1.4 mi
- Jack Brooks Park: 2.3 mi
- Runge Park: 2.6 mi
- South Point Park: 4.7 mi
- Carbide Park: 4.8 mi
- Alvin Museum: 9.7 mi
- Texas City Museum: 10.9 mi
- Space Center Houston: 12.8 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 13.2 mi
- Perry House: 13.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 15.7 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 15.8 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 17.6 mi
- Carol's Garden: 17.6 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 17.6 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 13.5 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 14.3 mi
- Galveston Beach: 14.3 mi
- Jamaica Beach: 14.4 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 14.4 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 5.0 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 15.5 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 15.6 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 15.0 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 18.7 mi
- Bolivar Point: 19.5 mi
- pear: 22.7 mi
- Graffitti Rock: 24.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 11.3 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 13.5 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 18.0 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.3 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 24.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.3 mi
- Brushy Bayou Park Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SSW 209° | 9 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | N 9° | 3 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | S 189° | 2 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NNE 24° | 0 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:47 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403604263
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