Park · Texas
Mae Simmons Park
Mae Simmons Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 953 m. The nearest named place is The Harvest, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 953 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.57594, -101.82331
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wille Lusk Park: 0.3 mi
- Chatman Park: 0.5 mi
- Washington Park: 0.6 mi
- Dunbar Historical Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Berry Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Willie Lusk Jr.: 0.4 mi
- Mount Gilead Baptist Church: 0.5 mi
- Mary & Mac Private School: 0.5 mi
- Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church.: 0.7 mi
- New Hope Baptist Church: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 45
- The Harvest: 0.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Statue: 1.2 mi
- La Bodega Stairs: 1.2 mi
- Tim Cole: 2.7 mi
- Seis Cuatrofolios: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- Santa Land: 0.8 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 1.0 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 1.2 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 1.7 mi
- Arts District: 1.7 mi
Museums: 10
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 0.7 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 0.8 mi
- The Buddy Holly Center: 1.1 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 1.1 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 17.8 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 3.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Gholson Spring: 21.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:25 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog656 obs
- Mallard399 obs
- Missouri Foxtail Cactus306 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird247 obs
- lace hedgehog cactus242 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle241 obs
- American Robin192 obs
- Great Blue Heron182 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/422843558
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