Wilson Mercantile Company
Wilson Mercantile Company is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 951 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish Explorers' Route, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it.
The story
historic place in Wilson, Lynn County, Texas
Wikidata Q110023607, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Spanish Explorers' Route: 0.5 mi
- Green Memorial Park Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Lynn County: 8.1 mi
- Mercy Hospital: 9.0 mi
- Slaton Bakery: 9.5 mi
- Russell Park: 8.9 mi
- Elgie Allen Park: 9.3 mi
- City of Slaton Park: 9.3 mi
- Tahoka Mini Park: 11.2 mi
- Tahoka Baseball/Softball Complex: 12.1 mi
- The Harvest: 18.9 mi
- Buddy Holly Statue: 19.3 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 19.7 mi
- Tim Cole: 19.9 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 20.0 mi
- Tahoka Pioneer Museum: 11.2 mi
- Texas Air Museum: 12.3 mi
- Science Spectrum & OMNI Theater: 17.0 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 19.2 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 19.3 mi
- Engine 1809: 9.5 mi
- Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 9.6 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 19.3 mi
- Santa Land: 19.6 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 19.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Slide: 13.6 mi
- Gholson Spring: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Courthouse Mountain: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wilson Mercantile Company. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse Mountain | ENE 66° | 909 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:24 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:06 | 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 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahoka, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12452318609
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