Slaton Volunteer Fire Department
Slaton Volunteer Fire Department is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 940 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Slaton Model Railroad Studio, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it.
The story
city in Lubbock County, Texas, United States
Dates from 1911-06-15.
Wikidata Q548878, matched on coordinates and name (225 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Slaton: 0.1 mi
- Slaton Bakery: 0.1 mi
- Slaton Harvey House: 0.5 mi
- Mercy Hospital: 0.8 mi
- Englewood Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- City of Slaton Park: 0.5 mi
- Elgie Allen Park: 0.7 mi
- Russell Park: 1.2 mi
- City of Lubbock land: 12.4 mi
- Underwood Park: 12.6 mi
- The Harvest: 14.3 mi
- Buddy Holly Statue: 15.2 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 15.4 mi
- Tim Cole: 16.4 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 16.5 mi
- Texas Air Museum: 3.6 mi
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 14.7 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 14.9 mi
- Science Spectrum & OMNI Theater: 14.9 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 15.1 mi
- Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 0.0 mi
- Engine 1809: 0.0 mi
- Santa Land: 15.0 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 15.1 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 15.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 15.5 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Gholson Spring: 8.1 mi
- Courthouse Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slaton Volunteer Fire Department. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | E 90° | 909 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:24 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:05 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock WFO, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452322434
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