V8 Ranch
V8 Ranch is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 922 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ransom Canyon, a historic site 2.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2017
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Ransom Canyon: 2.6 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran Church: 3.6 mi
- Lubbock Cotton Club: 4.6 mi
- Breedlove Airport: 5.0 mi
- Bradford Knapp: 5.2 mi
- City of Lubbock land: 4.5 mi
- Dunbar Historical Lake Park: 5.4 mi
- Will Sedberry Park: 5.7 mi
- Naomi Reagan Park: 6.0 mi
- Underwood Park: 6.1 mi
- The Harvest: 6.4 mi
- Buddy Holly Statue: 7.4 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 7.6 mi
- Tim Cole: 8.9 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 8.9 mi
- Texas Air Museum: 5.0 mi
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 6.8 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 7.1 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 7.4 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 7.4 mi
- Santa Land: 7.0 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 7.2 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 7.4 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 7.7 mi
- Arts District: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 8.4 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 24.1 mi
- Gholson Spring: 15.1 mi
- Courthouse Mountain: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of V8 Ranch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | ESE 110° | 909 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:24 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 17:05 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock WFO, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452322460
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