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Municipal Power Plant

Municipal Power Plant from directly overhead

Municipal Power Plant is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Frederick Mound stands 154 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yoakum National Bank, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 22 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Yoakum, DeWitt County, Texas

Wikidata Q110001848, matched on coordinates and name (15 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1993
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.28568, -97.15105

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 10
  • Yoakum City Park: 0.6 mi
  • Yoakum City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Yoakum Municipal Park: 1.6 mi
  • Welhausen Park: 10.2 mi
  • Alexander Park: 14.6 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Mustang Mott: 19.9 mi
  • Pin Oak Mound: 20.5 mi
  • Frederick Mound: 21.0 mi
  • Windy Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Santa Anna Mound: 22.4 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frederick MoundN 359°154 m21.0 mi
Russell HillN 359°154 m24.3 mi
Pin Oak MoundNNW 342°107 m20.5 mi
Mustang MottSW 235°100 m19.9 mi
Santa Anna MoundNW 306°95 m22.4 mi
Windy HillW 265°71 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0919:40
June solstice06:3119:5720:32
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:1917:0017:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697681838479716254
Precip in2.91.93.33.43.84.42.83.53.84.43.22.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yoakum, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403538465

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