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Parmer County

Parmer County from directly overhead

Parmer County 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, Texas, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 21 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Farwell, Parmer County, Texas

Wikidata Q107320889, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates34.38469, -103.03963

64 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Farwell City Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rierson Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bell Park: 8.6 mi
  • City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Goodwin Lake Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 5
  • Blackwater Draw Locality 1: 17.8 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: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Blackwater Draw Rest area: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillWSW 237°1,235 m24.9 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 50–80 °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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476820

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