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Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace

Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace from directly overhead

Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Hubby Hill stands 225 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cotton Palace Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

exhibition ground in Waco, Texas, US

Wikidata Q28456822, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.54581, -97.13416

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cotton Palace Park: 0.0 mi
  • Katy Ball Park: 0.5 mi
  • Minglewood Bowl: 0.7 mi
  • SUB Bowl: 0.8 mi
  • Founders Mall: 0.8 mi
Museums: 11
Gardens: 7
  • National Pan-Hellenic Council Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Garden of Contentment: 0.9 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Gregory Gardens: 1.0 mi
  • Erica Cummings Memorial Prayer Garden: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Waco Traffic Circle: 1.5 mi
  • Historic Bell: 24.8 mi
  • CCC Plaque: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Pullin Family Marina Beach: 1.4 mi
  • Mcc beach: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Hubby Hill: 14.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Old Texas Cotton Palace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hubby HillSW 217°225 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2520:0220:37
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2516:5317:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475158657481858578685749
Precip in2.72.73.53.24.43.61.92.43.24.32.92.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waco DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452349069

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