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Midland & Northwestern Railroad

Midland & Northwestern Railroad from directly overhead

Midland & Northwestern Railroad is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 886 m. Midland County High Point stands 909 m to the south-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Statue, a artwork 4.4 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 8.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.03880, -102.25997

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Los Patios Walking Park: 5.3 mi
  • Chris Davidson Opportunity Park: 5.3 mi
  • Holliday Hill Community Park: 5.4 mi
  • Green Hill Park: 5.5 mi
  • Grassland West Playground: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 57
  • Calvery Cross: 6.0 mi
  • Rock The Desert Festival Field: 7.3 mi
  • I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center: 9.6 mi
  • *: 11.1 mi
  • *: 11.1 mi
Museums: 14
  • Midland Army Air Field Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Museum of the Southwest: 10.3 mi
  • Blakemore Planetarium: 10.3 mi
  • Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum: 10.3 mi
  • Midland Fire Department Museum: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Angel Statue: 4.4 mi
  • Ebenezer Egg Rock: 4.4 mi
  • St. Andrew's Stag: 6.9 mi
  • Saint Ann With Child Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Stone Saint Ann Statue: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Patrick Peyton Prayer Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Saint Paul Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 9.0 mi
  • Windlands Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Craddick Garden: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Midland County High Point: 5.5 mi
  • Range Hill: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Midland County High PointSSW 197°909 m5.5 mi
Range HillNE 45°859 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:01
June solstice06:4420:2320:59
September equinox07:3819:1519:47
December solstice07:4617:1217:49

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667583848376675446
Precip in0.70.60.70.71.61.81.61.71.71.20.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland Odessa, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452330556

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