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Trans-Pecos. The Trans-Pecos, as originally defined in 1887 by the Texas geologist Robert T. Hill, is the distinct portion of Texas that lies west of the Pecos River. [1] The term is considered synonymous with Far West Texas, a subdivision of West Texas. [2] The Trans-Pecos is part of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest desert in North America.
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio. No consensus exists on the boundary between East Texas and West Texas. [1] While most Texans understand these terms, no boundaries are officially ...
Farm to Market Road 515 (FM 515) is located in Rains and Wood counties. It runs from FM 2795 to SH 11 east of Winnsboro. The route has an overlap with FM 69 in Coke. FM 515 was designated on June 11, 1945, from US 69 (now FM 2795), 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Emory, to a point 3.7 miles (6.0 km) northeast.
268,581 sq mi (695,620 km 2) Coastline. 367 mi (591 km) Highest point. Guadalupe Peak, 8,749 feet (2,667 m) Lowest point. Gulf of Mexico, sea level. The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [ 1 ] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the ...
Route description. US 285 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 90 in Sanderson, just west of the downtown area. The highway travels through highly rural areas of Terrell and Pecos County before entering Fort Stockton. In Fort Stockton, US 285 shares a short overlap with U.S. Route 385 and meets Interstate 10 before leaving the town.
The West is one of the most sparsely settled areas in the United States with 49.5 inhabitants per square mile (19.1 inhabitants/km 2). Only Texas with 78.0 inhabitants/sq mi (30.1 inhabitants/km 2), Washington with 86.0 inhabitants/sq mi (33.2 inhabitants/km 2), and California with 213.4 inhabitants/sq mi (82.4 inhabitants/km 2) exceed the ...
Northwest Hills is located on the northwestern side of Austin. [2] The neighborhood is sometimes referred to as Far West after its main street, Far West Boulevard, [3] [4] which stretches from Mopac on the east and goes deep into the residential homes on the west prior to reaching the Ladera Norte street, close to Capital of Texas Highway. [5]
July 14, 1971. Designated RTHL. 1936, 1963, 1968. The Fort McKavett State Historic Site is a former United States Army installation located in Menard County, Texas. The fort was first established in 1852 as part of a line of forts in Texas intended to protect migrants traveling to California. The fort was deemed unnecessary and abandoned in ...