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Telegraph Store and Post Office

Telegraph Store and Post Office from directly overhead

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. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 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

Coordinates30.32867, -99.90683

89 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 12
  • 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
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Rock Springs: 10.5 mi
  • West Spring: 16.6 mi
  • East Spring: 16.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Hill Country Fair Grounds: 13.3 mi
  • Schreiner Park: 14.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kimble County Historical Museum: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Twin ButtesWNW 300°722 m21.3 mi
Cedar KnobSSW 207°720 m20.0 mi
Brokeleg MountainNW 311°715 m19.2 mi
Cedar KnobNW 310°701 m14.4 mi
Black MountainN 353°683 m9.3 mi
Schoolhouse MountainSSW 200°683 m24.8 mi
Allison MountainNNW 346°682 m8.9 mi
Gobblers KnobSE 124°676 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:2019:51
June solstice06:3920:1020:45
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:3317:0817:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657380828275655447
Precip in0.91.32.02.02.72.61.51.92.72.91.41.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Junction 4ssw, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12438045888

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