Telegraph Store and Post Office
Telegraph Store and Post Office is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 568 m. Twin Buttes stands 722 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Telegraph, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Ghost town in Kimble County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q7696214, matched on coordinates and name (147 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
- 29.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
82 named places within 25 miles
- Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station: 4.6 mi
- R. M. Turner Family: 5.6 mi
- Site of Four Mile Dam: 10.5 mi
- Captain Gully Cowsert: 12.6 mi
- First Church in Community Copperas Methodist Church: 12.6 mi
- Allison Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Joes Point: 12.0 mi
- Round Top: 13.4 mi
- Cedar Knob: 14.4 mi
- Schoolhouse Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Sanders Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 13.5 mi
- Pecan Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Cloud Point: 16.8 mi
- Telegraph: 0.1 mi
- Roosevelt: 14.3 mi
- Fort Terrett: 19.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 10.5 mi
- West Spring: 16.6 mi
- East Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hill Country Fair Grounds: 13.3 mi
- Schreiner Park: 14.1 mi
- Kimble County Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
- Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Telegraph Store and Post Office. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | WNW 300° | 722 m | 21.3 mi |
| Brokeleg Mountain | NW 311° | 715 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cedar Knob | NW 310° | 701 m | 14.4 mi |
| Black Mountain | N 353° | 683 m | 9.3 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | SSW 200° | 683 m | 24.8 mi |
| Allison Mountain | NNW 346° | 682 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | SE 124° | 676 m | 15.9 mi |
| Joes Point | NW 312° | 671 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:08 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438045888
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