Historic site · Texas

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House from directly overhead

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,120 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. Historic Route 66 passes 68 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas

Wikidata Q107320597, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1994
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.18754, -101.84245

67.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
0.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House: 0.0 mi
Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House: 0.1 mi
Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House: 0.1 mi
Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House: 0.1 mi
Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House: 0.1 mi

Parks

Oliver Eakle Park: 0.3 mi
Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
28th Ave Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
Melanie Park: 0.7 mi
Sandborn Park: 0.8 mi

Attractions26

Free Wall: 0.8 mi
Amarillo Mural: 0.9 mi
Santa Fe Building: 1.2 mi
Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 1.2 mi
Xcape Room Warehouse: 1.2 mi

Peaks18

Wildcat Bluff: 7.1 mi
Wolf Mountain: 11.0 mi
Goat Mountain: 12.2 mi
Coyote Bluff: 12.9 mi
Cooley Butte: 15.9 mi

Museums11

Amarillo Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
AC Museum of natural history: 0.3 mi
Harrington House: 0.7 mi
Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 1.7 mi
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 1.7 mi

Picnic sites9

Southeast Park Pavilion: 15.5 mi
Lois Rice Pavilion: 15.6 mi
1: 16.2 mi
2: 16.2 mi
3: 16.2 mi

Artworks7

Horse: 1.4 mi
Heart: 1.4 mi
Rick Husband: 1.5 mi
Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 14.5 mi
The Original Texans: 14.8 mi

Nature reserves5

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 15.2 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 16.1 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 17.4 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 18.2 mi
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 24.4 mi

Gardens2

Hope Garden: 2.4 mi
6th Street Urban Farm: 2.7 mi

Cliffs2

The Palisades: 8.8 mi
Fortress Cliff: 19.3 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 6.6 mi

Waterfalls1

River Falls: 11.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarence and Lorraine Eakle House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	WNW 287°	1,156 m	12.2 mi
Wolf Mountain	WNW 296°	1,126 m	11.0 mi
Coyote Bluff	NW 308°	1,088 m	12.9 mi
Wildcat Bluff	WNW 302°	1,082 m	7.1 mi
Rotten Hill	WNW 302°	1,035 m	22.6 mi
Five Fingers	WNW 299°	1,030 m	23.0 mi
Cooley Butte	SSE 147°	1,029 m	15.9 mi
Brushy Butte	SE 146°	1,026 m	17.7 mi

Conditions

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	17:01	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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470344

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