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Odessa Telephone Exchange

Odessa Telephone Exchange from directly overhead

Odessa Telephone Exchange is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 884 m. Midland County High Point stands 909 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Odessa Land & Townsite Company, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates31.84612, -102.36846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Noel Heritage Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Progressive Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fredrick Douglas Park: 0.5 mi
  • Juan Alarez Ramirez Park: 0.6 mi
  • Crump Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Calvery Cross: 9.6 mi
  • Rock The Desert Festival Field: 9.9 mi
  • I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center: 16.7 mi
  • *: 18.7 mi
  • *: 18.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • White-Pool House: 0.4 mi
  • Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Ellen Noël Art Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library: 3.9 mi
  • George W. Bush Childhood Home: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 8
  • The Jackrabbit: 0.4 mi
  • Angel Statue: 12.5 mi
  • Ebenezer Egg Rock: 12.6 mi
  • St. Andrew's Stag: 17.9 mi
  • Saint Ann With Child Statue: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Patrick Peyton Prayer Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Saint Paul Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Craddick Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Saint Ann’s Prayer Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 19.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Midland County High Point: 9.4 mi
  • Crane County High Point: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Midland County High PointNNE 31°909 m9.4 mi
Crane County High PointS 174°898 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4520:2320:59
September equinox07:3819:1519:48
December solstice07:4617:1317:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657481828174655446
Precip in0.70.50.70.71.61.01.51.61.51.30.60.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403576650

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