Route 66 in Amarillo
Route 66 in Amarillo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,118 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat"), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 66 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 66.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 1.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.4 mi
- San Jacinto Elementary School Park: 0.5 mi
- San Jacinto Park: 0.6 mi
- Margaret Wills School Park: 0.8 mi
- Summit Park: 0.9 mi
- Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat"): 0.0 mi
- Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing: 0.2 mi
- McKinley School: 1.1 mi
- Wild Horse Lake: 1.2 mi
- St. Mary's Academy: 1.2 mi
- Amarillo Scaregrounds: 0.5 mi
- Free Wall: 1.4 mi
- Fisk Building: 1.7 mi
- Santa Fe Building: 1.7 mi
- Paramount Theater Blade Sign: 1.7 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Cooley Butte: 18.0 mi
- Harrington House: 1.8 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 1.9 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 2.0 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 2.8 mi
- Don Harrington Discovery Center: 2.8 mi
- Horse: 1.7 mi
- Heart: 1.8 mi
- Rick Husband: 2.0 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 15.8 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 16.1 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 20.5 mi
- Hope Garden: 0.5 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 0.8 mi
- The Palisades: 10.8 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 21.4 mi
- River Falls: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Route 66 in Amarillo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 281° | 1,156 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 291° | 1,126 m | 9.1 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NW 305° | 1,088 m | 10.9 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 294° | 1,082 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rotten Hill | WNW 300° | 1,035 m | 20.6 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 297° | 1,030 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SE 146° | 1,029 m | 18.0 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SE 145° | 1,026 m | 19.8 mi |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453470362
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