Norman Petty Studios
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
48 named places within 25 miles
- Potter Park: 0.5 mi
- OG Potter Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Dennis Chavez Park: 0.6 mi
- Clovis Historical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Green Acres: 1.2 mi
- OG Potter Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Doc Stewart Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Farwell, Texas: 10.4 mi
- Near Route of the Coronado Expedition: 10.4 mi
- Parmer County: 10.4 mi
- Casel-Land Fun Center: 2.6 mi
- Aircraft Rescue Training Simulator: 5.4 mi
- Republic F-84 Thunderjet: 6.2 mi
- Roosevelt County Courthouse Historic Site: 16.5 mi
- Blackwater Draw Locality 1: 10.6 mi
- Roosevelt County Museum: 17.2 mi
- Blackwater Draw Museum: 17.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 1.9 mi
- Blackwater Draw Rest area: 10.8 mi
- Chalk Hill: 18.3 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SW 214° | 1,235 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:32 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clovis, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9934910989
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