Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,174 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,225 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit, a nature reserve 7.4 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
73 named places within 25 miles
- Big Square Community: 7.8 mi
- The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch: 9.1 mi
- Lazbuddie: 10.3 mi
- Gilbreath-Cowsert House: 10.7 mi
- Shoot-out on Jones Street: 10.8 mi
- Richardson elementary playground: 10.3 mi
- 9th Street Park: 10.3 mi
- Dimmitt City Park: 10.6 mi
- Sheffy Park: 10.7 mi
- Friona adult softball field: 16.0 mi
- Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 16.2 mi
- Deaf Smith County Historical Museum: 22.8 mi
- Muleshoe Museum: 22.9 mi
- Mulleshoe Heritage Center: 23.1 mi
- Parmerton: 18.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | NNW 340° | 1,225 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:29 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 17:05 | 17:44 |
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 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dimmitt, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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