Historic site · Texas

Site of Parmerton

Site of Parmerton from directly overhead

Site of Parmerton is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,275 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,225 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Parmerton, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 23 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

hamlet in Parmer County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q122570734, matched on coordinates and name (196 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1971
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.58144, -102.80321

22.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

41 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites25

Site of First Church in City of Friona: 6.0 mi
Friona's First Barber Shop: 6.1 mi
Friona Schools: 6.1 mi
Friona: 6.2 mi
Bovina: 6.4 mi

Parks7

Reeve Field: 6.2 mi
Friona City Park: 6.2 mi
Friona adult softball field: 6.4 mi
Farwell City Park: 19.2 mi
Ned Houk Memorial Park: 20.9 mi

Museums3

Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 23.9 mi
Muleshoe Museum: 25.0 mi

Ghost towns2

Parmerton: 0.1 mi
Bellview: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves2

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 18.7 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 23.9 mi

Peaks1

Chalk Hill: 19.7 mi

Gardens1

Sunken Garden: 25.0 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Chalk Hill	NNE 28°	1,225 m	19.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:56	19:30	20:03
June solstice	06:40	20:31	21:08
September equinox	07:40	19:16	19:50
December solstice	07:55	17:06	17:45

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	41	48	55	65	74	77	76	69	58	45	37
Precip in	0.7	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.1	2.5	2.6	3.1	2.0	2.0	0.8	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Friona, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453476826

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