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Welcome to Windy Hill ...

Windy Hill is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Windy Hill is located in Dallam County<1>.


The location of Windy Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Windy Hill is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Windy Hill is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Windy Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Windy Hill and travel west, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Windy Hill is within the boundaries of the (806) area code.

Communities Also Named Windy Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Windy Hill - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windy Hill.

Communities near Windy Hill ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Windy Hill.

  • Texline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sedan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Perico ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perico
    • Perico is located in Dallam County
  • Amistad
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dalhart
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Clayton
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Windy Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windy Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windy Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windy Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windy Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Windy Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windy Hill ...

Looking for more information about Windy Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Windy Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windy Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windy Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dallam County: www.dallam.org/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windy Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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