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Telegraph Office and School

Telegraph Office and School from directly overhead

Telegraph Office and School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 902 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Stockton, C.S.A., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

The story

Historic place in Ft. Stockton, Pecos County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023478, matched on coordinates and name (311 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.88181, -102.88050

55 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
Parks: 9
Springs: 3
  • Comanche Springs: 0.1 mi
  • Monument Springs: 20.2 mi
  • Bonebrake Spring: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Giant Road Runner: 0.8 mi
  • Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.8 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telegraph Office and School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sierra MaderaS1,370 m20.1 mi
Pikes PeakSW1,154 m18.0 mi
Twelvemile MesaSW1,139 m10.3 mi
Triple ButteWSW1,107 m17.7 mi
Fivemile MesaESE1,024 m4.4 mi
Fivemile HillSW972 m4.7 mi
Twomile HillW961 m3.1 mi
Big MesaE960 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5619:3220:03
June solstice06:5020:2320:59
September equinox07:4119:1819:50
December solstice07:4617:1817:55

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259677582838276685649
Precip in0.70.50.60.81.41.91.81.82.01.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397856

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