English Field Terminal
English Field Terminal is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,095 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
English Field was Amarillo's primary passenger terminal from 1929 to 1972, the building is eligible for historic status, currently in ruin not a listed historic landmark.
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
- 75.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport: 1.2 mi
- Rte 66: 3.7 mi
- St. Francis Catholic Church Community: 4.8 mi
- Price College: 4.8 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair: 5.7 mi
- Eastridge School Park: 3.6 mi
- Sunrise School Park: 4.7 mi
- Mesa Verde School Park: 4.9 mi
- Forest Hill Park: 5.2 mi
- Whittier Elementary School Park: 5.4 mi
- Slug Bug Ranch: 4.7 mi
- Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 5.0 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Main Entrance: 5.8 mi
- Tascosa Drive-In: 7.2 mi
- Madam Queen: 7.2 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Cooley Butte: 16.6 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Goodnight Peak: 17.8 mi
- Brushy Butte: 18.0 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 1.5 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 1.9 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 3.2 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 6.4 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 6.9 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 21.5 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 21.9 mi
- 1: 22.4 mi
- 2: 22.4 mi
- Rick Husband: 7.4 mi
- Heart: 7.6 mi
- Horse: 7.6 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 8.3 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 20.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 9.7 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 10.0 mi
- The Palisades: 13.0 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 19.6 mi
- River Falls: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of English Field Terminal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 271° | 1,156 m | 19.4 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | W 276° | 1,126 m | 17.7 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 285° | 1,088 m | 18.6 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | W 272° | 1,082 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cooley Butte | S 177° | 1,029 m | 16.6 mi |
| Brushy Butte | S 173° | 1,026 m | 18.0 mi |
| Red Mesa | S 175° | 1,017 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lost Mesa | NNW 345° | 1,013 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:28 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13633566314
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