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The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas

The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas from directly overhead

The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 941 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is The _X (LX) First Ranch in Potter County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 69 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1973
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.45537, -101.86988

68.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
16.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

The _X (LX) First Ranch in Potter County: 0.0 mi
The Canadian River: 1.6 mi
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County: 1.6 mi
First Cemetery in Potter County: 1.7 mi
First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas: 9.3 mi

Parks

Willow Vista Park: 12.1 mi
Pleasant Valley Park: 13.9 mi
Bishop Hills Village Park: 14.4 mi
River Road Park: 14.5 mi
Hamlet School Park: 14.8 mi

Attractions22

Hornet: 14.7 mi
Tascosa Drive-In: 15.5 mi
Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 16.7 mi
Madam Queen: 17.0 mi
Fisk Building: 17.3 mi

Museums12

Don Harrington Discovery Center: 17.8 mi
Harrington House: 17.9 mi
Amarillo Railway Museum: 18.3 mi
American Quarter Horse Museum: 18.4 mi
AC Museum of natural history: 18.4 mi

Peaks11

Indian Fort Mesa: 6.6 mi
Hackberry Mesa: 6.6 mi
Lost Mesa: 6.7 mi
John Ray: 8.5 mi
Coyote Bluff: 13.7 mi

Artworks5

Horse: 17.2 mi
Heart: 17.2 mi
Rick Husband: 17.3 mi
Marshall Cator: 22.3 mi
Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 23.8 mi

Nature reserves4

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 4.0 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 6.2 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 7.8 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 8.1 mi

Gardens2

6th Street Urban Farm: 16.9 mi
Hope Garden: 16.9 mi

Rest areas2

Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Picnic Area: 22.5 mi

Ghost towns1

Tascosa: 21.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The United States Topographical Engineers in the High Plains of Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	SW 214°	1,156 m	18.0 mi
Wolf Mountain	SSW 212°	1,126 m	16.0 mi
John Ray	NNW 341°	1,117 m	8.5 mi
Coyote Bluff	SW 219°	1,088 m	13.7 mi
Wildcat Bluff	SSW 197°	1,082 m	15.4 mi
Rotten Hill	WSW 250°	1,035 m	18.7 mi
Five Fingers	WSW 249°	1,030 m	19.8 mi
Antelope Peak	ENE 61°	1,024 m	19.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	20:00
June solstice	06:33	20:29	21:07
September equinox	07:36	19:12	19:46
December solstice	07:54	17:00	17:39

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	39	42	50	58	67	76	80	78	71	59	47	39
Precip in	0.7	0.5	1.3	1.4	2.3	2.9	2.8	2.9	1.7	1.7	0.7	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470324

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