Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 31 min6:34 am – 9:05 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 48 min7:52 am – 5:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 51°F, lows 21°F19 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 4 days72 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bushland 1 Wsw station, 6 mi away; snow from Canyon
Nearby landmarksTom Gerald Ranch Lakelake · 4.0 miBivins Lakelake · 5.0 miAmarillo College West Campuscollege · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsArden Rd Elementary Parkpark · 5.9 miJohn S Stiff Memorial Parkrecreation area · 6.5 mi · 355 acresBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 14.1 mi · 7,735 acresPalo Duro Canyon State Parkstate park · 21.6 mi · 27,267 acresLake Meredith National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 35.4 mi · 40,818 acresAlibates Flint Quarries National Monumentnational monument · 37.2 mi · 1,080 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 16 Dec 200024 mi away, near Amarillo, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Aug 202323 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePotter County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHail Very HighTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025301 of 320 days measured19 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Potter County monitors, TX
Drinking waterAmarillo Municipal Water Systemserves 201,291 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,690 ft1,125 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Surgical Hospital6.4 miPost officeBushland Post Office6.2 miPoliceTexas Tech University Police Department - Amarillo Campus8.4 miFire stationRandall County Fire and Rescue Station 24.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAmarillo College West Campus9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRick Husband Amarillo International Airport AMA19 miInterstateI-40 Bus5.9 miUS highwayUS 876.1 miCoachAmarillo Multimodal Transfer StaFlixBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 79120 ZIP area.
