Historic site · Texas

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Earth is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,127 m. The nearest named place is Springlake-Earth School, a historic site 3.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 49 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

town in Texas, Erath County, United States

Dates from 1924.

Wikidata Q982498, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1973
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.23282, -102.40841

On the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

49 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites33

Springlake-Earth School: 3.4 mi
First Irrigation Well in Lamb County: 4.9 mi
Springlake Cemetery: 5.1 mi
Spring Lake: 5.2 mi
Lamb County Sand Hills: 8.6 mi

Parks11

Olton City Park: 15.6 mi
City Park: 17.9 mi
Babe Ruth Park: 18.3 mi
Muleshoe City Park: 19.0 mi
Laguna Park: 21.8 mi

Museums2

Muleshoe Museum: 18.0 mi
Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 19.3 mi

Nature reserves2

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 18.9 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 22.4 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 13.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:54	19:29	20:02
June solstice	06:39	20:28	21:05
September equinox	07:38	19:15	19:48
December solstice	07:53	17:06	17:44

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	39	42	50	58	67	76	78	77	70	59	48	40
Precip in	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.2	2.3	2.7	2.3	2.5	2.4	1.6	0.8	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olton, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067576

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