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Dalhart Army Air Field

Dalhart Army Air Field from directly overhead

Dalhart Army Air Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,212 m. Red White and Blue Sand Hills stands 1,304 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Veteran's Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 67 miles off. 16 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

The story

city in Dallam and Hartley counties in Texas, United States, that is also the seat of Dallam County

Dates from 1901.

Wikidata Q982372, matched on coordinates and name (654 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2009
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.05886, -102.52547

16 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 4
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Swimming Pool Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lake Rita Blanca Park: 1.7 mi
  • Rita Blanca State Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Syndicate Hills: 17.0 mi
  • Bennett Sand Hills: 18.9 mi
  • Red White and Blue Sand Hills: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dalhart Army Air Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red White and Blue Sand HillsW 261°1,304 m21.6 mi
Bennett Sand HillsWSW 255°1,289 m18.9 mi
Syndicate HillsWSW 250°1,276 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2820:02
June solstice06:3420:3321:11
September equinox07:3919:1519:49
December solstice07:5817:0017:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947556474797769574536
Precip in0.60.41.11.41.92.22.62.81.51.70.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalhart, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403514567

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