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Explore Tascosa in United States
Tascosa in the region of Texas is a town in United States - some 1,403 mi or ( 2257 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Tascosa is now 04:44 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/Chicago " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Abilene, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Clovis, and Santa Fe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Abilene . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Tascosa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Christmas 2009
Mater was to be the main attraction but photographer failed to capture him and he was beautiful! WAIT! I lightened the picture and you can see a little of Mater! This is the Glenn & Susan Bailey house ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tascosa, Texas
Tascosa was once the capital of ten counties and a rival of Dodge City, but it is now a ghost town. It is located in Oldham County in the Texas Panhandle. The town grew up around a local crossing place on the Canadian River where cowboys would cross the river on their way to the Dodge City railhead and cattle markets. It was frequented by such famous Old West characters as Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett. The town's post office opened on June 24, 1878.
Located at 35.51 -102.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Boys Ranch Independent School District
Boys Ranch Independent School District is a public school district in Oldham County, Texas.
Located at 35.53 -102.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Channing, Texas
Channing is a city in Hartley County, Texas, in the United States. It is the county seat of Hartley County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 363.
Located at 35.68 -102.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Wildorado Wind Ranch
The Wildorado Wind Ranch, completed in 2007, is located on approximately16,000 acres 25 miles west of Amarillo, Texas and consists of 161 MW of wind turbines (70 Siemens Mk II turbines each capable of generating 2.3 MW at peak wind speeds). These turbines have the capacity to meet the electricity demand of more than 50,000 households. The Wildorado Wind Ranch was developed by Cielo Wind Power, of Austin, Texas, in conjunction with Edison Mission Group of Irvine, California.
Located at 35.31 -102.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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