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Mineola Ice, Light, and Water Company

Mineola Ice, Light, and Water Company from directly overhead

Mineola Ice, Light, and Water Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Horse Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 143 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

The story

Train station in Mineola, Texas.

Dates from 1996-04-28.

Wikidata Q6864201, matched on coordinates and name (166 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Mineola Historic Preservation Foundation

How to reach it

Coordinates32.66197, -95.49088

143 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 53
Parks: 52
  • Iron Horse Square: 0.0 mi
  • 1888 Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Peterson Park: 0.2 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 0.4 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 1.0 mi
Museums: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Greer Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 10.7 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 21.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
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 Mineola Ice, Light, and Water Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillNE194 m23.1 mi
Todd MountainSE185 m16.0 mi
Red HillWSW171 m22.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainE170 m24.2 mi
Mount SinaiS166 m10.7 mi
Peter Hayes HillE137 m22.7 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5463625321

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