Historic site · Texas
Stella Maris Chapel
Stella Maris Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. The nearest named place is The Lamar Cemetery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates28.14344, -96.98897
- 0.9 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
96 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- The Lamar Cemetery: 0.0 mi
- Lamar Volunteer Fire Department: 0.6 mi
- Site of the Town of Lamar: 1.2 mi
- Mills Wharf: 1.2 mi
- Site of One of the Homes of James Power: 3.4 mi
Parks: 21
- Copano Bay State Fishing Pier: 1.4 mi
- Seabreeze Park: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.4 mi
- Rockport Harbor Fairgrounds: 8.8 mi
- Aransas City Park: 18.6 mi
Museums: 5
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: 6.6 mi
- Texas Maritime Museum: 8.9 mi
- Refugio County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Port Aransas Museum: 21.7 mi
- Ingleside on the Bay Historical Society Museum: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Rockport Beach Park: 8.5 mi
- Quarantine Shore: 16.8 mi
- Holiday Beach: 22.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Connie Hagar Cottage Sanctuary: 10.2 mi
- Port Aransas Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Aransas City: 3.3 mi
- Copano: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Rockport Birding & Kajak Adventures: 5.5 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 19:54 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:55 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 17:02 | 17:37 |
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 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 67 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockport Aransas CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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