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Shafter Lake

Shafter Lake from directly overhead

Shafter Lake is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 946 m. Andrews County High Point stands 1,088 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shafter Lake Cemetery, a historic site 0.7 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

ghost town in Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates32.39470, -102.65400

54 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 21
  • Old Florey Park: 6.4 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 7.7 mi
  • Wetland Park: 8.0 mi
  • Carter Park: 8.0 mi
  • Andrews Splash Park: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Jumbo Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Windmill Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Andrews County High Point: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Oakridge Entrance Statue: 22.1 mi
  • Quannah Parker Arrow: 22.4 mi
  • Pioneer Wagon: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Everjams Fields: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Seminole Sign Park: 22.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Gaines County Library: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shafter Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews County High PointWNW 285°1,088 m24.6 mi
Windmill HillW 276°1,067 m22.5 mi
Jumbo HillW 270°1,044 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:3020:03
June solstice06:4520:2521:02
September equinox07:4019:1619:49
December solstice07:4917:1317:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455057667481838275665446
Precip in0.60.60.70.61.32.41.71.61.91.30.60.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andrews, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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