Marfa Lights
Marfa Lights is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,495 m. Blue Mountain stands 2,221 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Marfa Army Air Field, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Mountain Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Tourist attraction in Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q124409773, matched on coordinates and name (86 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Texas Mountain Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Keesey Canyon Overlook · 22 mi
- Limpia Creek Vista · 23 mi
134 named places within 25 miles
- Black Peaks: 3.6 mi
- Orphan Hill: 6.5 mi
- Paisano Peak: 6.7 mi
- Crenshaw Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Ranger Peak: 9.8 mi
- Site of Marfa Army Air Field: 0.0 mi
- Paisano Pass: 3.9 mi
- Marfa Stockyards: 7.6 mi
- Presidio County: 7.7 mi
- Blackwell School: 8.6 mi
- Marfa Lights View Park: 0.1 mi
- Killingsworth Arena: 13.2 mi
- Shipman Park: 13.4 mi
- American Legion Park: 13.7 mi
- Medina Park: 14.0 mi
- Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum: 8.2 mi
- Blackwell School: 8.6 mi
- Marfa and Presidio County Museum: 8.6 mi
- Marfa Museum: 8.6 mi
- Museum of the Big Bend: 15.0 mi
- Sleeping Figure: 7.4 mi
- The Block: 8.8 mi
- Presence of Emptiness: 8.8 mi
- Ranger Spring: 10.4 mi
- Modesta Springs: 18.2 mi
- Chinati Foundation: 8.8 mi
- Winter Garden: 8.8 mi
- Point of Rocks roadside park: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marfa Lights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NNW 337° | 2,221 m | 21.7 mi |
| Twin Mountains | NNE 18° | 2,098 m | 10.4 mi |
| Haleys Peak | ESE 118° | 2,068 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mine Mountain | NW 314° | 1,930 m | 23.6 mi |
| Ranger Peak | E 85° | 1,877 m | 9.8 mi |
| Puertacitas Mountains | N 350° | 1,870 m | 11.6 mi |
| Deer Mountain | NNW 339° | 1,867 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Ord | E 95° | 1,852 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:00 | 19:36 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 06:55 | 20:26 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:45 | 19:22 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:24 | 18:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpine 7NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453470774
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