Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 695 m. Haystack Mountain stands 879 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrow Sculture, a artwork 1.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 18 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
63 named places within 25 miles
- Lisenby-Campbell House: 1.5 mi
- In Memory Of Private Gregg, William Max, W. H. Kilpatrick: 2.3 mi
- Site of Anderson's Fort or Soldier's Mound: 3.8 mi
- Espuela: 6.6 mi
- Dickens County: 10.2 mi
- Soldier Mound: 4.3 mi
- Steele Hills: 5.4 mi
- Cathey Hill: 7.4 mi
- Negro Hill: 8.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.6 mi
- Swenson Park: 1.6 mi
- Dickens City Park: 10.1 mi
- Dickens Spring County Park: 10.5 mi
- Jayton Park: 22.0 mi
- Crosbyton Park: 23.8 mi
- Dickens County Museum: 10.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 24.2 mi
- Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum: 24.2 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 1.3 mi
- Arrow Sculture: 1.3 mi
- 20 foot falls: 20.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 20.7 mi
- Dickens Spring: 10.8 mi
- Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Clairemont: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Mountain | NNW 340° | 879 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mackenzie Peak | N 8° | 874 m | 11.3 mi |
| Indian Hill | WNW 302° | 845 m | 18.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | WNW 296° | 811 m | 10.6 mi |
| Negro Hill | W 280° | 811 m | 14.9 mi |
| Negro Hill | WNW 288° | 797 m | 8.9 mi |
| Soldier Mound | NNE 18° | 756 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cathey Hill | NNE 16° | 751 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:21 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 17:02 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spur, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403539973
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