World's First Rodeo
World's First Rodeo is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 786 m. Round Mountain stands 992 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
41 named places within 25 miles
- Alamo Letter Statue: 0.9 mi
- First Christian Church: 0.9 mi
- First Baptist Church of Pecos City: 0.9 mi
- Reeves County: 1.1 mi
- Emigrants' Crossing: 1.1 mi
- Blue Goose Hill: 3.9 mi
- Hays Hill: 10.8 mi
- Bullington Hill: 18.2 mi
- Big Hill: 19.6 mi
- Johnson Hill: 22.8 mi
- Saragoza Park: 0.8 mi
- Pecos Rocket Park: 1.9 mi
- Barstow Field: 6.0 mi
- Soccer Field & Park: 6.0 mi
- Abram Flores Park: 6.5 mi
- West of the Pecos Museum: 1.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum: 23.0 mi
- Porterville: 20.4 mi
- Pyote: 22.9 mi
- Buck Jackson Rodeo Arena: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's First Rodeo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | WNW 282° | 992 m | 24.0 mi |
| Big Hill | W 278° | 928 m | 19.6 mi |
| Johnson Hill | W 270° | 915 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bullington Hill | WSW 246° | 909 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hays Hill | ENE 57° | 850 m | 10.8 mi |
| Blue Goose Hill | S 171° | 788 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:59 | 19:34 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 06:51 | 20:27 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:43 | 19:20 | 19:52 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:19 | 17:56 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pecos 8W, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346139653
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