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Near Route of the Coronado Expedition

Near Route of the Coronado Expedition from directly overhead

Near Route of the Coronado Expedition is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,263 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,235 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Farwell City Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 21 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1969
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38427, -103.04018

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Farwell City Park: 0.0 mi
  • Rierson Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bell Park: 8.6 mi
  • City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Goodwin Lake Park: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 5
  • Blackwater Draw Locality 1: 17.7 mi
  • Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 19.5 mi
  • Muleshoe Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Roosevelt County Museum: 22.6 mi
  • Blackwater Draw Museum: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Garden: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Blackwater Draw Rest area: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Near Route of the Coronado Expedition. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillWSW 237°1,235 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5719:3120:04
June solstice06:4120:3121:08
September equinox07:4119:1719:50
December solstice07:5517:0817:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350576776797770594840
Precip in0.70.41.00.82.02.43.03.82.02.50.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clovis, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476818

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