Geography and History of Texas: Coordinates, Locations, and Oil Storage
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Latitude Lines
Imaginary horizontal lines that circle the Earth east to west
Longitude Lines
Imaginary vertical lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole
Latitude Measurement
Measured in degrees North (N) or South (S) of the Equator (0°)
Longitude Measurement
Measured in degrees East (E) or West (W) of the Prime Meridian (0°)
Latitude Range on Earth
90°N (North Pole) to 90°S (South Pole)
Longitude Range on Earth
180°E to 180°W
Absolute Location
Your exact location on the Earth using specific coordinates
Relative Location
The location of a place in relation to something else
Texas Latitude Range
26°N to 36.5°N
Texas Longitude Range
92°W to 108°W
Texas Latitude vs Longitude Range
Longitude is larger for Texas than latitude
Texas Hemisphere Relative to Equator
Northern Hemisphere (standing at 26°N is in southern Texas)
Texas Position Relative to Prime Meridian
All of Texas is West of the Prime Meridian
Amarillo Location
35°N, 102°W (located in northern Texas)
Houston Location
30°N, 95°W (located east of the geographic center of Texas)
Dallas Coordinates
Approximately 33°N, 97°W
Mont Belvieu Coordinates
30°N, 95°W
Economic Opportunities at 29°N, 95°W
Fishing, oil, and more
Original Name of Mont Belvieu Area
The Big Hill
Year Barbers Hill was Established
1849
Person who Purchased Land in 1849
Amos Barber (purchased from Hugh Jackson)
Family the Area was Named For
Amos Barber's family
Reason Name Changed from Barbers Hill
To avoid possible confusion with other towns' post offices
Year Oil was Discovered in Barbers Hill
1916
Year Storage Terminal was Built
1955 by Warren Petroleum
Geological Structure for Storage Terminal
Salt dome
Underground Storage Capacity
28 caverns with 43 million barrels of capacity
Products Stored in Mont Belvieu Caverns
Propane, butane, ethane, natural gas, and other NGLs
World Record of Mont Belvieu Facility
Largest natural gas liquids storage system in the world
Reason Town Moved in Mid-1980s
Dangerous leak caused by the amount of natural gas in the salt dome