Alvin Wirtz Park
Alvin Wirtz Park is a park in Burnet, Texas. Alvin Wirtz Park is situated nearby to the village Cottonwood Shores, as well as near the locality Tiger Mill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wirtz Dam and Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant.
Wirtz Dam
Dam
Wirtz Dam was constructed from 1949 to 1951 to provide hydroelectric power and to form Lake Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the Texas Highland Lakes. Lake LBJ ‒ as it is more commonly referred to ‒ provides cooling water for the Lower Colorado River Authority's Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant along Horseshoe Bay.
Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant
Power station
The Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant consists of dual natural gas fired turbines and a single steam turbine run by exhaust heat from the gas turbines in a combined cycle configuration that generates 540 megawatts of electricity. Thomas C. Ferguson Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of Alvin Wirtz Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cottonwood Shores and Horseshoe Bay.
Cottonwood Shores
Village
Cottonwood Shores is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,403 at the 2020 census.
Horseshoe Bay
Town
Horseshoe Bay is a city in Llano and Burnet counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Situated on Lake Lyndon B. Johnson and the south branch of the Colorado River, it is known in the region for its golf courses, hotel and resort, and water sports. Horseshoe Bay is situated 2 miles west of Alvin Wirtz Park.
Meadowlakes
Village
Meadowlakes is a city in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,907 at the 2020 census. Meadowlakes is situated 2½ miles east of Alvin Wirtz Park.
Alvin Wirtz Park
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Burnet, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.5513° or 30° 33′ 5″ north
Longitude
-98.33558° or 98° 20′ 8″ west
Elevation
843 feet (257 metres)
Open location code
8623HM27+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
“Alvin Wirtz Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alvin Wirtz Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tiger Mill and Sherwood Shores.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Castle Mountain and Wirtz Power Plant.
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