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The J. A. Baker Store

The J. A. Baker Store from directly overhead

The J. A. Baker Store is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 999 m. Quitaque Peaks stands 865 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is First Methodist Church of Lockney, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 25 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.12347, -101.44180

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
  • Hunter/Peralez Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eagles Hall Park: 11.2 mi
  • Floydada Park: 11.5 mi
  • Annie M. Taylor Park: 11.5 mi
  • Jimmie Lou Stewart Park: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Pumpkin: 10.5 mi
  • Pumpkin: 10.6 mi
  • Pumpkin: 10.6 mi
  • Pumpkin: 11.0 mi
  • Pumpkin: 11.2 mi
Museums: 5
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Lingos Falls: 20.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Quitaque Peaks: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The J. A. Baker Store. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quitaque PeaksENE 77°865 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2519:58
June solstice06:3520:2421:01
September equinox07:3519:1119:44
December solstice07:4817:0217:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394250596877807971614840
Precip in0.70.71.31.53.13.41.82.02.61.40.80.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Floydada, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587381

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