Big Springs
Big Springs is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 854 m. Mount Ararat stands 949 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rescue of Two White Girls by Lt. Frank Baldwin, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 48 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 47.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rescue of Two White Girls by Lt. Frank Baldwin: 0.6 mi
- Battle of North Fork of Red River: 7.9 mi
- Site of Pampa Army Air Force Base: 8.4 mi
- Red River Expedition of 1852: 9.1 mi
- Gray County: 9.4 mi
- Recreational Park: 9.8 mi
- Hollywood Park: 10.3 mi
- Lions club Park: 10.4 mi
- Marcus Sanders Park: 10.4 mi
- Octavius Park: 10.4 mi
- War Memorial Statue: 11.5 mi
- Steel Lizard Sculpture: 11.8 mi
- Steel tree: 11.8 mi
- Steel tree: 11.8 mi
- Music notes: 11.8 mi
- Alanreed Baptist Church: 15.9 mi
- Texaco Super Service Station: 16.0 mi
- Phillips 66: 18.3 mi
- Murals: 18.4 mi
- Britten Water Tower: 22.4 mi
- Freedom Museum USA: 11.5 mi
- Devils Rope Museum: 15.5 mi
- McLean-Alanreed Historical Museum: 18.4 mi
- McLean-Alanreed Museum: 18.4 mi
- Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum: 18.5 mi
- Gray County Westbound Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Donley County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Lime Hill: 20.9 mi
- Mount Ararat: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ararat | SSW 200° | 949 m | 23.3 mi |
| Lime Hill | ENE 61° | 869 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:56 | 17:35 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pampa #2, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403624072
Day trips start here
- McLean · 18 mi
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