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Livingston Telephone Company

Livingston Telephone Company from directly overhead

Livingston Telephone Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Liberty Hill stands 82 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old City Cemetery (Old Livingston Cemetery), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

City in and the county seat of Polk County, Texas, United States.

Dates from 1902-10-03.

Wikidata Q976199, matched on coordinates and name (411 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.71194, -94.93127

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Anniversary Gazebo Park: 0.1 mi
  • Anniversary Park: 0.1 mi
  • Matthews Street City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Joe Pedigo Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lake Livingston State Park: 5.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Indian Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Darby Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Camp Hill: 21.6 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 22.5 mi
Museums: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Livingston Telephone Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillW82 m17.9 mi
Rocky HillWNW77 m22.5 mi
Camp HillWNW61 m21.6 mi
Darby HillWNW54 m15.5 mi
Indian HillWNW45 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2419:0019:32
June solstice06:1819:5120:26
September equinox07:0918:4619:18
December solstice07:1416:4717:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682858579706053
Precip in4.53.73.74.34.55.13.23.44.44.64.55.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453466622

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