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Norman Petty Studios

Norman Petty Studios from directly overhead

Norman Petty Studios is a historic site in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,305 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,235 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Potter Park, a park 0.5 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

1954 recording studio at 1313 West 7th Street, Clovis, NM 88101

Dates from 1954.

Wikidata Q124413776, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
At thirteen, Norman began cutting records in his father's filling station. With money earned from the Norman Petty Trio's "Mood Indigo", Petty converted a family grocery store next door into a modern recording studio where he experimented with echo and mi

How to reach it

Coordinates34.40452, -103.22120

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Historic sites: 12
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Sunken Garden: 1.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Blackwater Draw Rest area: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Melrose: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Norman Petty Studios. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillSW 214°1,235 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:05
June solstice05:4219:3220:09
September equinox06:4218:1818:51
December solstice06:5616:0916:47

Local time (America/Denver).

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9934910989

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