Historic site · Texas

Gates Hall

Gates Hall from directly overhead

Gates Hall is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,032 m. The nearest named place is Dr. James Henry Wayland, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 28 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

Historic place in Plainview, Hale County, Texas.

Wikidata Q107320883, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1965
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.18668, -101.72549

28.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites59

Dr. James Henry Wayland: 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

Parks24

The Marsh: 0.1 mi
Plainview Bike/Walking Trail: 0.4 mi
Thomas Boulevard Park: 0.4 mi
Utica Street Park: 0.5 mi
Lloyd C. Woods Park: 0.5 mi

Museums4

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 areas2

Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 18.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Hale City: 10.6 mi

Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403647217

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