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Government Projects in Mineola

Government Projects in Mineola from directly overhead

Government Projects in Mineola is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mineola Post Office, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

City in Wood County, Texas, United States.

Dates from 1877.

Wikidata Q982367, matched on coordinates and name (224 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.66408, -95.48771

141 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Peterson Park: 0.1 mi
  • 1888 Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Iron Horse Square: 0.2 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 0.5 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Greer Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 10.9 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 20.8 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Government Projects in Mineola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillNE194 m22.8 mi
Todd MountainSE185 m16.0 mi
Red HillWSW171 m22.4 mi
Pinnacle MountainE170 m24.0 mi
Mount SinaiS166 m10.9 mi
Peter Hayes HillE137 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:1519:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:2116:4317:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5158559643

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