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Route 66 in Amarillo

Route 66 in Amarillo from directly overhead

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

Coordinates35.21152, -101.86622

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.4 mi
  • San Jacinto Elementary School Park: 0.5 mi
  • Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.6 mi
  • San Jacinto Park: 0.6 mi
  • Margaret Wills School Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 26
Peaks: 18
Museums: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Lois Rice Pavilion: 16.9 mi
  • Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.9 mi
  • 1: 17.5 mi
  • 2: 17.5 mi
  • 3: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 7
  • 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
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainW 281°1,156 m10.5 mi
Wolf MountainWNW 291°1,126 m9.1 mi
Coyote BluffNW 305°1,088 m10.9 mi
Wildcat BluffWNW 294°1,082 m5.1 mi
Rotten HillWNW 300°1,035 m20.6 mi
Five FingersWNW 297°1,030 m21.0 mi
Cooley ButteSE 146°1,029 m18.0 mi
Brushy ButteSE 145°1,026 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2619:59
June solstice06:3420:2821:06
September equinox07:3619:1219:46
December solstice07:5317:0117:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047556574787770584637

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470362

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