Ransom Canyon
Ransom Canyon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is V8 Ranch, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- V8 Ranch: 2.6 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Church: 3.8 mi
- Englewood Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Slaton Harvey House: 6.6 mi
- Harmon Farms: 6.7 mi
- City of Slaton Park: 6.6 mi
- Russell Park: 6.7 mi
- City of Lubbock land: 6.9 mi
- Elgie Allen Park: 7.5 mi
- Naomi Reagan Park: 7.8 mi
- The Harvest: 8.8 mi
- Buddy Holly Statue: 9.8 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 9.9 mi
- Tim Cole: 11.3 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 11.4 mi
- Texas Air Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 9.0 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 9.5 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 9.8 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 9.8 mi
- Engine 1809: 6.8 mi
- Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 6.8 mi
- Santa Land: 9.3 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 9.5 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 9.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Gholson Spring: 13.0 mi
- Courthouse Mountain: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ransom Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | ESE 112° | 909 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:24 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 17:05 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock WFO, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452322457
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