Washburn Historical Marker
Washburn Historical Marker is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,076 m. Wildcat Bluff stands 1,082 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park, a artwork 3.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 83 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas.
Wikidata Q7971443, matched on coordinates and name (60 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 82.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 5.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunrise School Park: 11.5 mi
- Eastridge School Park: 11.6 mi
- Rick Klein Park North: 12.0 mi
- Benton Park: 12.2 mi
- Oakdale School Park: 12.2 mi
- Rte 66: 6.7 mi
- St. Francis Catholic Church Community: 6.7 mi
- Liberty Cemetery: 7.3 mi
- First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport: 8.2 mi
- First Tree Texas High Plains: 11.2 mi
- English Field Terminal: 8.4 mi
- Slug Bug Ranch: 11.2 mi
- Combine city: 12.4 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Main Entrance: 12.9 mi
- Xcape Room Warehouse: 14.6 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 7.3 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 8.3 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 9.1 mi
- Armstrong County Museum: 12.9 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 13.3 mi
- Cooley Butte: 14.2 mi
- Brushy Butte: 14.9 mi
- Goodnight Peak: 15.1 mi
- Timber Mesa: 16.0 mi
- Capitol Peak: 16.5 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 3.2 mi
- Rick Husband: 14.7 mi
- Heart: 14.9 mi
- Horse: 15.0 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 23.3 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 23.6 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 24.3 mi
- The Palisades: 15.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 16.2 mi
- Hope Garden: 17.2 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 17.5 mi
- River Falls: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washburn Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 282° | 1,082 m | 21.7 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SSW 207° | 1,029 m | 14.2 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SSW 201° | 1,026 m | 14.9 mi |
| Red Mesa | SSW 199° | 1,017 m | 17.2 mi |
| Castle Peak | SSW 202° | 999 m | 17.9 mi |
| Timber Mesa | SSW 205° | 993 m | 16.0 mi |
| Capitol Mesa | SSW 202° | 979 m | 17.1 mi |
| Lighthouse Peak | SSW 203° | 962 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:27 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:59 | 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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12965440667
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