Historic site · Texas
Dr. James Henry Wayland
Dr. James Henry Wayland is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,032 m. The nearest named place is Gates Hall, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates34.18671, -101.72531
- 28.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Gates Hall: 0.0 mi
- Matador Hall Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Three Miles Northeast to Site of Seth Ward College: 0.6 mi
- Discovery Site of the Plainview Point: 0.7 mi
- Plainview Cemetery and Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Parks: 26
- The Marsh: 0.2 mi
- Plainview Bike/Walking Trail: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Boulevard Park: 0.5 mi
- Lloyd C. Woods Park: 0.5 mi
- Utica Street Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 0.1 mi
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 0.1 mi
- Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum: 12.1 mi
- Swisher County Museum: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hale City: 10.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:26 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:03 | 17:42 |
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 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainview, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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