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Sod House Spring

Sod House Spring from directly overhead

Sod House Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,101 m. The nearest named place is Rocky Ford Crossing and Community, a historic site 4.9 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 8.9 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.10354, -102.40577
Around it

46 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 33
Parks: 8
  • Laguna Park: 13.1 mi
  • Dunbar Park: 13.3 mi
  • Crescent Park: 14.1 mi
  • Olton City Park: 15.8 mi
  • City Park: 19.8 mi
Museums: 2
  • Muleshoe Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Casas Amarillas: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2920:02
June solstice06:3920:2821:05
September equinox07:3819:1519:48
December solstice07:5217:0617:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250586776787770594840
Precip in0.60.61.21.22.32.72.32.52.41.60.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olton, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067567

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