Goodnight-Loving Trail
Goodnight-Loving Trail is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 818 m. Red Hill stands 1,010 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 20 miles off. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
39 named places within 25 miles
- Route of Old Butterfield Stagecoach Road: 0.0 mi
- Mentone: 0.5 mi
- Mentone, Smallest County Seat in Texas: 0.5 mi
- Loving County: 0.5 mi
- Mentone Community Church: 0.5 mi
- Saragoza Park: 20.2 mi
- Barstow Field: 20.4 mi
- Soccer Field & Park: 20.5 mi
- Abram Flores Park: 20.6 mi
- Pecos Rocket Park: 21.9 mi
- Hays Hill: 21.2 mi
- Big Hill: 21.3 mi
- Round Mountain: 22.5 mi
- Red Hill: 24.4 mi
- Blue Goose Hill: 24.9 mi
- Porterville: 1.3 mi
- Orla: 19.9 mi
- West of the Pecos Museum: 19.9 mi
- Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Goodnight-Loving Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | N 357° | 1,010 m | 24.4 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 228° | 992 m | 22.5 mi |
| Big Hill | SW 216° | 928 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hays Hill | SE 131° | 850 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blue Goose Hill | SSE 163° | 788 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:34 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:50 | 20:28 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:19 | 17:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos 8W, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346201939
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