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Lea County Courthouse Historic Site

Lea County Courthouse Historic Site from directly overhead

Lea County Courthouse Historic Site is an attraction in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 1,192 m. Caprock stands 1,289 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lea County Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

county courthouse in New Mexico, United States of America

Dates from 1936.

Wikidata Q6508183, matched on coordinates and name (281 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
1192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.94863, -103.34767

45 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Fran Atchley Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Storybook Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cornerstone Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Avenue D Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Zia Crossing Casino: 16.5 mi
  • C.O.R.E. - Center of Recreational Excellence: 16.7 mi
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • The Caprock Ridge: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Monument Springs: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lea County Courthouse Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CaprockWSW 257°1,289 m24.8 mi
Indian HillS 178°1,139 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3319:05
June solstice05:4619:2920:06
September equinox06:4218:1918:52
December solstice06:5316:1416:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444955637180808073655345
Precip in0.50.50.70.91.31.72.52.32.21.00.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hobbs 13W, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/366378147

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