Buffalo Courts
Buffalo Courts is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,080 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Spirit Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Canyon, Randall County, Texas.
Wikidata Q107320680, matched on coordinates and name (158 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2007
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 65.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon: 0.2 mi
- T-Anchor Ranch Headquarters: 0.2 mi
- J. Evetts Haley: 0.3 mi
- The Charles Goodnight Memorial Trail: 0.3 mi
- Victory Circle: 0.2 mi
- Conner Park: 1.0 mi
- Hunsley Park: 1.2 mi
- Madison Park: 1.7 mi
- Brown Road Recreation Complex: 2.0 mi
- Spirit Rock: 0.1 mi
- Cub World Fort: 5.5 mi
- Cub World Ship: 5.6 mi
- Ozymandias on the Plains: 8.2 mi
- Combine city: 11.3 mi
- Timber Mesa: 12.6 mi
- Lighthouse Peak: 12.8 mi
- Cooley Butte: 12.9 mi
- Castle Peak: 13.0 mi
- Goodnight Peak: 13.2 mi
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 13.3 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 14.7 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 14.7 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 15.0 mi
- The Original Texans: 0.1 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 0.3 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 0.8 mi
- Horse: 16.1 mi
- Heart: 16.1 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 0.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 1.2 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 13.9 mi
- The Palisades: 8.4 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 14.8 mi
- Hope Garden: 15.9 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 15.9 mi
- River Falls: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Courts. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,156 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NNW 343° | 1,126 m | 19.8 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NNW 344° | 1,088 m | 22.8 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | N 354° | 1,082 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cooley Butte | E 87° | 1,029 m | 12.9 mi |
| Brushy Butte | E 92° | 1,026 m | 14.1 mi |
| Red Mesa | ESE 102° | 1,017 m | 14.0 mi |
| Castle Peak | ESE 104° | 999 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:02 | 17:41 |
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 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyon, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453482339
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