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A Marfa light (center) seen from the official viewing platform east of Marfa, Texas. The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, are regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States. [1] They are most often seen from a viewing area nearby, which the community has publicized to encourage tourism. [2]
Marfa is the location of the Marfa lights, visible on clear nights between Marfa and the Paisano Pass when one is facing southwest (toward the Chinati Mountains). According to the Handbook of Texas Online , "at times they appear colored as they twinkle in the distance.
The Paulding Light is a similar phenomenon in Michigan. Scientific investigation revealed both to be caused by distant car headlights. The Marfa lights are a reported atmospheric light phenomenon in Texas. The Brown Mountain lights are purported ghost lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina.
In this week's Weird West Texas series, we explore the origins of the Prada Marfa, a tiny art installation modeled after a Prada boutique.
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In the 1960s and 1970s, downtown Fort Worth was outlined in amber lights, seen here from what is now I.M. Terrell Way over Interstate 30 (then the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike).
People from Marfa, Texas (17 P) Pages in category "Marfa, Texas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Marfa lights; Marfa Municipal Airport;
The lights will generally stay on from sunset to 10 p.m. nightly until New Year's Day, though some may keep their lights on past 10 p.m. and leave them up after New Year's.