Historic site · Texas

Bovina

Bovina from directly overhead

Bovina is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,241 m. The nearest named place is Bovina United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 22 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

city in Parmer County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q981980, matched on coordinates and name (809 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1968
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.52279, -102.88936

22.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites28

Bovina United Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
Bovina Cemetery: 0.9 mi
Site of Parmerton: 6.4 mi
Oklahoma Lane: 11.5 mi
Site of First Church in City of Friona: 12.4 mi

Parks20

Reeve Field: 12.5 mi
Friona City Park: 12.6 mi
Friona adult softball field: 12.8 mi
Farwell City Park: 12.9 mi
Ned Houk Memorial Park: 15.6 mi

Museums3

Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 21.3 mi
Muleshoe Museum: 22.6 mi

Ghost towns2

Parmerton: 6.3 mi
Bellview: 24.1 mi

Gardens1

Sunken Garden: 18.8 mi

Nature reserves1

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 22.8 mi

Attractions1

Casel-Land Fun Center: 23.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:56	19:30	20:04
June solstice	06:40	20:31	21:08
September equinox	07:40	19:17	19:50
December solstice	07:55	17:07	17:46

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	41	48	55	65	74	77	76	69	58	45	37
Precip in	0.7	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.1	2.5	2.6	3.1	2.0	2.0	0.8	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friona, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476825

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