Historic site · Texas
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 973 m. The nearest named place is Buddy Holly Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it.
The story
music museum and art gallery in Lubbock, Texas
Dates from 1999.
Wikidata Q21738182, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates33.57833, -101.84250
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Burns Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Park: 0.5 mi
- Park at City Hall: 0.8 mi
- Mose Hood Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Lubbock's First Cotton Gin: 0.4 mi
- Nicolett Hotel: 0.5 mi
- New Hope Baptist Church: 0.5 mi
- Lubbock County: 0.5 mi
- Colonel T. S. Lubbock and Texas in the Civil War: 0.5 mi
Artworks: 45
- Buddy Holly Statue: 0.1 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 0.4 mi
- The Harvest: 1.1 mi
- Tim Cole: 1.6 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 0.1 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
- Arts District: 0.9 mi
- Santa Land: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 1.5 mi
Museums: 10
- Buddy Holly Center: 0.0 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 0.0 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 0.4 mi
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 1.2 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 2.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 16.9 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 3
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Gholson Spring: 22.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:27 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:25 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:06 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock WFO, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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