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Emigrant Trail

Emigrant Trail from directly overhead

Emigrant Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Ector County High Point stands 1,024 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is American Legion Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1964
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.91289, -102.39388

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • American Legion Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dorothy L. Murphy Park: 1.3 mi
  • Peggy Grace Lee Park: 1.7 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 1.9 mi
  • Lawndale Park: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 57
  • Calvery Cross: 8.1 mi
  • Rock The Desert Festival Field: 9.3 mi
  • I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center: 16.4 mi
  • *: 18.5 mi
  • *: 18.5 mi
Museums: 14
  • Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Ellen Noël Art Museum: 4.8 mi
  • George W. Bush Childhood Home: 4.8 mi
  • Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library: 4.9 mi
  • White-Pool House: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 8
  • The Jackrabbit: 4.5 mi
  • Angel Statue: 10.9 mi
  • Ebenezer Egg Rock: 10.9 mi
  • St. Andrew's Stag: 16.5 mi
  • Saint Ann With Child Statue: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Patrick Peyton Prayer Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Saint Paul Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Craddick Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 18.3 mi
  • Saint Ann’s Prayer Garden: 18.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Midland County High Point: 7.2 mi
  • Crane County High Point: 18.6 mi
  • Ector County High Point: 23.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ector County High PointW 275°1,024 m23.7 mi
Midland County High PointENE 61°909 m7.2 mi
Crane County High PointS 171°898 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4520:2320:59
September equinox07:3919:1619:48
December solstice07:4717:1317:50

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957657482838275665445
Precip in0.60.60.70.71.61.31.51.51.91.30.70.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403576674

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