Historic site · Texas
Running Water Community
Running Water Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,060 m. The nearest named place is Halfway Park, a park 6.5 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 30 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates34.27538, -101.88354
- 30.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
92 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 59
- Halfway: 7.2 mi
- Slaton Well: 8.3 mi
- Kress Cemetery: 9.0 mi
- Finney Field: 9.5 mi
- Liberty Community and Finney Switch: 9.9 mi
Parks: 26
- Halfway Park: 6.5 mi
- Hood Park: 9.6 mi
- Travis Trussell Park: 10.0 mi
- Running Water Draw Regional Park: 10.2 mi
- Utica Street Park: 10.5 mi
Museums: 4
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 10.8 mi
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 10.8 mi
- Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum: 15.8 mi
- Swisher County Museum: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hale City: 12.6 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:26 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 17:04 | 17:42 |
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 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plainview WTR Productn, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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