First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport
First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,100 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Air & Space Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
- 75.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Eastridge School Park: 3.4 mi
- Sunrise School Park: 4.0 mi
- Benton Park: 4.7 mi
- Forest Hill Park: 4.9 mi
- Mesa Verde School Park: 4.9 mi
- Rte 66: 4.5 mi
- Price College: 4.7 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair: 5.1 mi
- Amarillo Livestock Auction: 5.3 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Entrance: 5.3 mi
- English Field Terminal: 1.2 mi
- Slug Bug Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 4.7 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Main Entrance: 5.2 mi
- Madam Queen: 6.8 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Cooley Butte: 15.4 mi
- Goodnight Peak: 16.6 mi
- Brushy Butte: 16.8 mi
- Timber Mesa: 17.2 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 0.3 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 2.1 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 2.8 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 5.7 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 6.2 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 20.4 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 20.8 mi
- 1: 21.2 mi
- 2: 21.3 mi
- Rick Husband: 6.9 mi
- Heart: 7.1 mi
- Horse: 7.2 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 8.5 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 19.7 mi
- Hope Garden: 9.3 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 9.7 mi
- The Palisades: 11.8 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 18.4 mi
- River Falls: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 275° | 1,156 m | 19.2 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | W 279° | 1,126 m | 17.6 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 288° | 1,088 m | 18.7 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | W 277° | 1,082 m | 13.6 mi |
| Cooley Butte | S 176° | 1,029 m | 15.4 mi |
| Brushy Butte | S 172° | 1,026 m | 16.8 mi |
| Red Mesa | S 174° | 1,017 m | 19.1 mi |
| Lost Mesa | NNW 347° | 1,013 m | 22.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:28 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470336
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