Site of Virginia City
Site of Virginia City is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,206 m. Buffalo Soldier Hill stands 1,218 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Virginia City, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 9.4 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
37 named places within 25 miles
- Coyote Lake: 8.5 mi
- Maple Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 9.5 mi
- Pastores of Bailey County (UNDERTOLD): 9.6 mi
- La Pista de Vida Agua: 9.6 mi
- Clark Monument Number 4: 8.1 mi
- Babe Ruth Park: 19.4 mi
- Muleshoe City Park: 19.6 mi
- City Park: 19.7 mi
- Cochran County Park: 19.7 mi
- Texas' Last Frontier Historical Museum: 19.4 mi
- Muleshoe Museum: 20.0 mi
- Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 20.1 mi
- Buffalo Soldier Hill: 16.8 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 19.0 mi
- Virginia City: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Virginia City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Soldier Hill | SW 214° | 1,218 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ramsey Hill | SSE 151° | 1,151 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:31 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:42 | 20:30 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:09 | 17:47 |
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 | 49 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muleshoe NTL WR, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12395029491
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