Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha
Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha is a wayside shrine in Praia do Norte, Horta Municipality. Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha is situated nearby to the playground Parque Infantil da Fajã, as well as near the cemetery Cemitério da Praia do Norte.- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Inscription: “M-G-S-1937 Bênção 2003-06-29”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (Horta) and Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (Horta)
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França (Horta) is a church, which is situated 630 metres northwest of Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora das Dores is situated 700 metres south of Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capelo.
Capelo
Village
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2. Capelo is situated 4 km southwest of Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha.
Nicho a Nossa Senhora da Rocha
- Category: historic site
- Location: Praia do Norte, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.60587° or 38° 36′ 21″ northLongitude
-28.75889° or 28° 45′ 32″ westInception
1937Open location code
89CHJ64R+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 6456231761OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque Infantil da Fajã and Cemitério da Praia do Norte.
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