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1918 Waxahachie High School

1918 Waxahachie High School from directly overhead

1918 Waxahachie High School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 27 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

high school in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas

Dates from 2007.

Wikidata Q7975698, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39623, -96.84908

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brown Chiles Park: 0.7 mi
  • AF Thompson Park: 0.7 mi
  • George Brown Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Claude Bynum Plaza: 0.7 mi
  • Freedman Memorial Plaza: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Confederate Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Richard Ellis Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie: 5.6 mi
  • Grandview: 21.3 mi
  • Chimp Family: 23.6 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 7
Gardens: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Poverty Knob: 22.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 23.9 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1918 Waxahachie High School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobWNW 290°216 m22.1 mi
Chalk HillN 354°202 m24.2 mi
Sand HillENE 67°117 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2220:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2616:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381848578675547
Precip in2.62.74.03.54.34.22.52.93.34.72.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403601188

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