Historic site · Texas

Ordway Hall

Ordway Hall from directly overhead

Ordway Hall is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,122 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is AC Museum of natural history, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 67 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic place in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas

Wikidata Q110025175, matched on coordinates and name (23 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2008
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.18886, -101.84833

67.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
0.6 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Russell Hall: 0.1 mi
Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House: 0.2 mi
Mary (Masterson) and John Fain House: 0.2 mi
Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House: 0.3 mi
Edward L. and Margaret Seewald Roberts House: 0.3 mi

Parks

Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
Oliver Eakle Park: 0.5 mi
Melanie Park: 0.6 mi
Stephen F. Austin Park: 0.6 mi
28th Ave Neighborhood Park: 0.7 mi

Attractions26

Free Wall: 0.7 mi
Amarillo Mural: 1.0 mi
Santa Fe Building: 1.2 mi
Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 1.3 mi
Fisk Building: 1.3 mi

Peaks18

Wildcat Bluff: 6.8 mi
Wolf Mountain: 10.7 mi
Goat Mountain: 11.8 mi
Coyote Bluff: 12.6 mi
Cooley Butte: 16.2 mi

Museums11

AC Museum of natural history: 0.0 mi
Amarillo Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
Harrington House: 0.8 mi
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 1.5 mi
Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 2.0 mi

Picnic sites9

Southeast Park Pavilion: 15.5 mi
Lois Rice Pavilion: 15.6 mi
1: 16.2 mi
2: 16.2 mi
3: 16.2 mi

Artworks7

Horse: 1.5 mi
Heart: 1.5 mi
Rick Husband: 1.6 mi
Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 14.5 mi
The Original Texans: 14.8 mi

Nature reserves5

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 15.0 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 15.9 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 17.2 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 18.0 mi
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 24.3 mi

Gardens2

Hope Garden: 2.1 mi
6th Street Urban Farm: 2.4 mi

Cliffs2

The Palisades: 9.0 mi
Fortress Cliff: 19.5 mi

Rest areas1

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 6.9 mi

Waterfalls1

River Falls: 11.4 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	WNW 287°	1,156 m	11.8 mi
Wolf Mountain	WNW 297°	1,126 m	10.7 mi
Coyote Bluff	NW 308°	1,088 m	12.6 mi
Wildcat Bluff	WNW 303°	1,082 m	6.8 mi
Rotten Hill	WNW 303°	1,035 m	22.3 mi
Five Fingers	WNW 300°	1,030 m	22.6 mi
Cooley Butte	SE 146°	1,029 m	16.2 mi
Brushy Butte	SE 145°	1,026 m	17.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	19:59
June solstice	06:34	20:28	21:06
September equinox	07:36	19:12	19:46
December solstice	07:53	17:01	17:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	36	40	47	55	65	74	78	77	70	58	46	37

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470369

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