Antelope Creek Ruins
Antelope Creek Ruins is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 942 m. John Ray stands 1,117 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Antelope Peak, a peak 3.0 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 90.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
91 named places within 25 miles
- Fritch Memorial Walk: 3.6 mi
- First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle: 7.4 mi
- Gulf Burnett No. 2 (Carson County Oil Discovery Well): 7.4 mi
- Site of John and Maggie Weatherly Half-Dugout Site: 7.5 mi
- Beale Road: 7.6 mi
- Fritch Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Bunavista Park: 5.0 mi
- Weatherly Dugout and Plainsmen Park: 7.5 mi
- Agnes Howe Youth Park: 7.6 mi
- Johnson Park: 7.8 mi
- Antelope Peak: 3.0 mi
- Hackberry Mesa: 16.0 mi
- Lost Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 17.1 mi
- John Ray: 21.9 mi
- Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 4.0 mi
- Hutchinson County Musesum: 8.8 mi
- Carson County Square House Museum: 21.2 mi
- White Deer Mascott: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antelope Creek Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Ray | W 261° | 1,117 m | 21.9 mi |
| Antelope Peak | SW 220° | 1,024 m | 3.0 mi |
| Lost Mesa | WSW 247° | 1,013 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hackberry Mesa | WSW 245° | 1,011 m | 16.0 mi |
| Signal Hill | NNE 28° | 987 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:58 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sanford DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12438046204
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- Panhandle · 21 mi
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