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Marfa Lights Viewing Area, US 90 east of Marfa

roadside viewing area

Roadside viewing area0

Note

The viewing shelter as mapped on OpenStreetMap (way 1248033426, 30.27515 N, 103.88279 W). The UT Dallas report gives the official viewing area as 30°16.502′ N, 103°52.975′ W, about 20 m away. It is on the south side of US 90 (shared here with US 67) about 9 miles (14 km) east of Marfa, beside the site of the Marfa Army Airfield, and looks south over Mitchell Flat.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Marfa Lights Viewing Area, US 90 east of Marfa [Place PLC0DCKF9FVT6YF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DCKF9FVT6YF
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