Shafter
in Presidio County of Texas, United States
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Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport (54 mi) -
General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (126 mi) - Cavern City Air Terminal (174 mi)
- Abraham González International Airport (178 mi)
- El Paso International Airport (184 mi)
- Midland International Airport (192 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 29.820 and -104.303 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 29° 49' 12" and W -104° 18' 11"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - USD
- Spoken languages:
- English, Spanish, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:35 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:10 am and 8:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -37.797 and 77.565 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Martin-de-Vivies - References
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Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41
Explore Shafter
Shafter in Presidio County (Texas) is a city in United States about 1,669 mi (or 2,686 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Shafter is now 02:35 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named America / Chicago with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 6 airports in the vicinity of Shafter. The closest airport in United States is Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport in a distance of 54 mi (or 87 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Marfa, Alpine, Fort Davis, Van Horn and Sierra Blanca. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 36°C / 97 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 30% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 8% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
30°C (86 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
31°C (88 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
30°C (85 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
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Shafter, Texas
Shafter is an unincorporated community in Presidio County, Texas. The Texas Attorney General's Office gives a population of 11 as of the 2000 Census. It was named in honor of General William Shafter, who at one point commanded the nearby (relatively speaking) Fort Davis. In the early 1900s six silver mines were in operation near Shafter. When the mines closed the town died. It was later the location for several scenes in the 1971 movie The Andromeda Strain.
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