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State Highway 118 (SH 118) is a 155.3-mile (249.9 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Big Bend National Park north to Kent and passes through the towns of Study Butte, Alpine, and Fort Davis. SH 118 is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The road lies entirely within the Trans-Pecos region
Just beyond the historic site, the route intersects Canyon Drive. At this point, SH 118, Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, and the Texas Mountain Trail leave the route and continue west along Canyon Dr. toward Davis Mountains State Park, McDonald Observatory, and Kent. SH 17 north of Fort Davis in Limpia Canyon
McDonald Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near unincorporated community of Fort Davis in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.The facility is located on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, with additional facilities on Mount Fowlkes, approximately 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi) to the northeast. [1]
SH 166 facilitated construction of Davis Mountains State Park and the University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory during the 1930s. SH 166 is located entirely within Jeff Davis County and forms part of the route linking Fort Davis, the county seat , to Valentine , the county's only incorporated town.
UNITED STATES – AUGUST 29: McDonald Observatory, operated by the University of Texas at Austin, and located in Fort Davis, Texas (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)
Apr. 29—Join McDonald Observatory May 7-11 for Dark Sky Week, a celebration of the famous night skies of Far West Texas. Event programming includes special access tours of two of the observatory ...
RM 505 – Fort Davis National Historic Site, Davis Mountains State Park, McDonald Observatory & Visitor's Center: Presidio: Marfa: 73.0: 117.5: RM 2810 south (Hoover Street) 73.6: 118.4: US 67 south / SH 17 north – Fort Davis, Fort Davis National Historic Site, McDonald Observatory and Visitor Center, Presidio: West end of US 67 overlap ...
Marfa: 60.4: 97.2: US 90 west / SH 17 north – Fort Davis, Valentine, Fort Davis National Historic Site, McDonald Observatory and Visitor Center: south end of US 90 overlap: Brewster 85.0: 136.8: FM 1703 north: Alpine: 86.5: 139.2: SH 118 north (5th Street) – Fort Davis, Fort Davis National Historic Site, McDonald Observatory and Visitor Center