Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Potter and Randall counties in Texas, United States, that is also the seat of Potter County
Dates from 1887.
Wikidata Q51691, matched on coordinates and name (900 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 67.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Significant Archaeological Find, American Mammoths: 0.0 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.0 mi
- Bivins Home: 0.1 mi
- Fisk Medical Arts & Professional Building: 0.1 mi
- Old First Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Potter County Courthouse Square: 0.3 mi
- Sandborn Park: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Ellwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Madam Queen: 0.6 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 0.0 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 0.0 mi
- Fisk Building: 0.1 mi
- Amarillo Mural: 0.3 mi
- Xcape Room Warehouse: 0.5 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Goat Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Cooley Butte: 16.8 mi
- Harrington House: 0.5 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 1.2 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 1.8 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 1.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.7 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.8 mi
- 1: 17.4 mi
- 2: 17.4 mi
- 3: 17.4 mi
- Horse: 0.2 mi
- Heart: 0.2 mi
- Rick Husband: 0.4 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 15.7 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 15.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.1 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 2.5 mi
- The Palisades: 9.9 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 20.1 mi
- River Falls: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, The Amarillo Story. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 281° | 1,156 m | 12.1 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 290° | 1,126 m | 10.8 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 303° | 1,088 m | 12.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 293° | 1,082 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 299° | 1,035 m | 22.2 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 297° | 1,030 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSE 150° | 1,029 m | 16.8 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SSE 149° | 1,026 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:00 | 17:40 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453470360
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