Historic site · Texas

Spring Lake

Spring Lake from directly overhead

Spring Lake is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,129 m. The nearest named place is First Irrigation Well in Lamb County, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 52 named places lie within 25 miles.

About

The story

lake in Lamb County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q31530390, matched on coordinates and name (292 m apart).

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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Coordinates34.23388, -102.49956

On the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

52 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites35

First Irrigation Well in Lamb County: 0.3 mi
Earth: 5.2 mi
Springlake-Earth School: 8.3 mi
Springlake Cemetery: 9.6 mi
Big Square Community: 10.4 mi

Parks11

City Park: 12.7 mi
Babe Ruth Park: 13.1 mi
Muleshoe City Park: 13.8 mi
Olton City Park: 20.7 mi
Laguna Park: 23.4 mi

Nature reserves3

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 18.2 mi
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 22.7 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 23.3 mi

Museums2

Muleshoe Museum: 12.8 mi
Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 14.1 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 11.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:55	19:29	20:02
June solstice	06:39	20:29	21:06
September equinox	07:39	19:15	19:48
December solstice	07:53	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	40	48	56	65	75	77	76	68	57	45	37
Precip in	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.9	1.8	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.4	1.8	0.6	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muleshoe #1, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438067568

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