Historic site · Texas

Pioneer Windmill

Pioneer Windmill from directly overhead

Pioneer Windmill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,163 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,225 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Deaf Smith County, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1970
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.81505, -102.39744

0.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
44.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

51 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites29

Deaf Smith County: 0.2 mi
Deaf Smith Courthouse, 1910: 0.2 mi
Former Site of Saint Anthony's Catholic School: 0.3 mi
Ghost Towns of Deaf Smith County: 0.3 mi
The E. B. Black Residence: 0.4 mi

Parks14

Jaycee Park: 0.3 mi
Dameron Park: 0.5 mi
Mothers Park: 0.6 mi
Veterans Park: 0.9 mi
Aquatic Center Park: 1.4 mi

Nature reserves3

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 17.5 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 17.9 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 22.6 mi

Museums2

Deaf Smith County Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 22.1 mi

Ghost towns2

La Plata: 15.6 mi
Kelso: 18.8 mi

Peaks1

Chalk Hill: 13.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Chalk Hill	W 275°	1,225 m	13.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:54	19:28	20:02
June solstice	06:37	20:30	21:07
September equinox	07:38	19:15	19:48
December solstice	07:54	17:04	17:43

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	37	40	48	56	66	75	79	77	70	58	46	37
Precip in	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.1	2.1	3.3	2.3	3.0	1.9	1.9	0.7	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hereford, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403560206

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