Historic site · Texas

The XIT Ranch South Line

The XIT Ranch South Line from directly overhead

The XIT Ranch South Line is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,171 m. The nearest named place is Babe Ruth Park, a park 2.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1970
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.18174, -102.73360

On the Texas Plains Trail

Around it

47 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites37

Parks5

Babe Ruth Park: 2.6 mi
City Park: 2.8 mi
Muleshoe City Park: 3.2 mi
Clark Monument Number 4: 21.8 mi
Farwell City Park: 22.4 mi

Museums2

Muleshoe Museum: 3.1 mi
Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 4.0 mi

Nature reserves1

Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 14.4 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 14.9 mi

Ghost towns1

Virginia City: 16.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:55	19:30	20:03
June solstice	06:40	20:30	21:07
September equinox	07:40	19:16	19:49
December solstice	07:54	17:07	17:46

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395029499

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