Della Plain
Della Plain is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 972 m. Quitaque Peaks stands 865 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumpkin, a artwork 5.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 18 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Floyd County War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Commercial Hotel: 5.7 mi
- Dolphin Ward Floyd: 5.7 mi
- Organization of Floyd County: 5.7 mi
- First National Bank of Floydada: 5.8 mi
- Annie M. Taylor Park: 5.4 mi
- Eagles Hall Park: 5.4 mi
- Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 6.1 mi
- Floydada Park: 6.3 mi
- Hunter/Peralez Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.1 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.2 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.5 mi
- Pumpkin: 5.6 mi
- Quitaque Peaks: 18.3 mi
- Mount Blanco: 19.5 mi
- Connally Peak: 21.2 mi
- Antelope Hill: 21.7 mi
- Boone Mountain: 24.5 mi
- Floyd County Historical Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Boston Terrier Museum: 6.2 mi
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 24.6 mi
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 24.6 mi
- Blanco Canyon: 12.3 mi
- Campbell Roadside Park: 18.5 mi
- Lingos Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Della Plain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitaque Peaks | ENE 60° | 865 m | 18.3 mi |
| Antelope Hill | E 86° | 824 m | 21.7 mi |
| Connally Peak | E 92° | 798 m | 21.2 mi |
| Boone Mountain | E 96° | 791 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:24 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 17:02 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floydada, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403587383
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