Historic site · Texas

Terry County

Terry County from directly overhead

Terry County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 971 m. The nearest named place is Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 in Lynn County, a historic site 8.9 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 24 miles off. 65 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

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Coordinates33.18091, -102.10829

24.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

65 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites36

Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 in Lynn County: 8.9 mi
Maids and Matrons Club: 9.2 mi
Terry County's First Jail: 9.3 mi
A. M. Brownfield Home: 9.3 mi
The Oak Grove: 9.6 mi

Parks22

Family Fitness Park: 9.3 mi
Kiddie Park: 9.3 mi
Coleman Park: 9.6 mi
Terry County Park: 9.7 mi
Hamilton Park: 9.7 mi

Museums4

Terry County Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
Tahoka Pioneer Museum: 18.0 mi
O'Donnell Museum: 20.0 mi
O'Donnell Heritage Museum: 21.8 mi

Ghost towns2

Tokio: 9.6 mi
Slide: 19.1 mi

Artworks1

Antique Tractor: 12.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:53	19:28	20:00
June solstice	06:41	20:25	21:01
September equinox	07:37	19:14	19:47
December solstice	07:49	17:08	17:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	41	45	53	61	70	78	81	79	72	62	50	42
Precip in	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.3	2.2	2.7	1.9	1.8	2.6	1.6	0.9	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownfield #2, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453543153

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