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Early Coppell School Foundation

Early Coppell School Foundation from directly overhead

Early Coppell School Foundation is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Coppell Old Town Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This metal plaque was placed here by the Coppell Rotary Club in 2016.

About

The story

city in Dallas and Denton counties in Texas, United States

Dates from 1955.

Wikidata Q982554, matched on coordinates and name (789 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
The border of this school garden is made of concrete that was part of the foundation of the second Coppell School building, built around 1911. It replaced the first school building that had only two rooms.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.95278, -97.00682

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coppell Old Town Park: 0.0 mi
  • Hunterwood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Park: 1.0 mi
  • Coppell Nature Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wagon Wheel Practice Fields: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Watch Collection: 1.5 mi
  • Leaf: 1.8 mi
  • Color Cube: 1.9 mi
  • Fabric Woman: 1.9 mi
  • Pegasus Statue: 2.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 14
  • Flower Mound: 5.5 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 10.1 mi
  • Town Common: 12.0 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Group Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 18.3 mi
  • The Corral: 21.5 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Little Elm Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundW 268°264 m20.0 mi
Pilot KnobNW 321°253 m17.7 mi
Blue MoundNNW 333°244 m24.7 mi
Long PointNW 317°234 m17.4 mi
Crawford HillNW 317°231 m16.7 mi
Mount DonwellWSW 256°218 m10.1 mi
Town CommonWNW 282°216.71 m12.0 mi
Murray HillSSW 208°209 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0420:40
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2816:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647381858578675647
Precip in2.62.73.63.54.73.72.22.13.44.52.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13326845999

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