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Fire Station No. 2

Fire Station No. 2 from directly overhead

Fire Station No. 2 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Tehuacana Hills stands 195 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stephen Augustus Pace, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

fire station at 1011 W. 5th St. Corsicana, Texas

Wikidata Q107330275, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1977
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.08928, -96.47356

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Jester Park: 0.5 mi
  • Petroleum Industry Park: 0.5 mi
  • Downtown Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
  • Allyn Park: 0.7 mi
  • Community Park: 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Black Hills: 5.1 mi
  • Bald Hill: 22.2 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fire Station No. 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tehuacana HillsS 191°195 m24.4 mi
Bald HillS 191°186 m22.2 mi
Black HillsWNW 291°139 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2120:0020:36
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2316:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647380848578675648
Precip in3.13.34.04.04.33.82.12.53.35.03.23.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453459444

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