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<< Other Photo Pages >> UTPB Stonehenge Replica - Modern Stone Circle etc in United States in The Southwest

Submitted by Andy B on Sunday, 07 September 2014  Page Views: 6067

Modern SitesSite Name: UTPB Stonehenge Replica Alternative Name: University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa
Country: United States Region: The Southwest Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Odessa
Latitude: 31.891938N  Longitude: 102.326257W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : The Stonehenge sculpture at Odessa Image copyright: mskothare (Milind Kothare), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This replica of Stonehenge is located on the campus of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa in Ector County, Texas. About 20 stone blocks, similar in size, shape, and appearance to the ancient Stonehenge in southwestern England, were unveiled in the summer of 2004.

The replica matches the original Stonehenge horizontally, but it falls some 14% short in height from the English monument. The tallest stone on the original is 22 feet, while the highest in the Odessa version is 19 feet.

While the original may have taken 2000 years to complete, the replica was placed at UTPB in six weeks. The stones were moved two at a time on tractor-trailers and lifted into place on footings made of reinforced concrete. The replica is the dream of a citizens group who believe the exhibit will draw visitors from Interstate 20 and also enhance the cultural environment of the dusty West Texas city.Each stone weighs more than 20,000 pounds and is composed of limestone slabs donated from the quarry of TexaStone of Garden City in Glasscock near Big Spring, Texas.

The exhibit can be accessed at any time off East University Boulevard in Odessa.
Admission free.

Source: Wikipedia and see also Roadside America
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UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : Odessa, TX Stonehenge Image copyright: Zane S. Adams (Zane Adams), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : UTPB Stonehenge Image copyright: James McWilliams Photography (James McWilliams), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : "Sisters Stonehenge" [This seems to be a composite image but looks like UTPB Stonehenge in the background] Image copyright: James Cubed Design, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : UTPB Stonehenge Image copyright: James McWilliams Photography (James McWilliams), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : Stonehenge v.2.0 The former Sculpture department head at UTPB built this replica of Stonehenge next to the art building. Image copyright: eeksy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : Stonehenge Where are all the rabbits? Image copyright: eeksy, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : Stonehenge Replica Odessa Texas Image copyright: dorftourcon, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

UTPB Stonehenge Replica
UTPB Stonehenge Replica submitted by Flickr : UTPB Stonehenge On the campus of the Univ. Of Texas, Permian Basin there is a replica of Stonehenge. As it is made from limestone it is only 70% as tall but everything else is to scale. Only minor PS to stitch the five photos together. Image copyright: Windswept.west, hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

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Re: UTPB Stonehenge Replica by davidmorgan on Sunday, 07 September 2014
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The layout is correct for the solstices - sunrise in midsummer here is at about 62 degrees.
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Re: UTPB Stonehenge Replica by davidmorgan on Sunday, 07 September 2014
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I see they also have the four station stones and the heel stone here, on Street View
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    Re: UTPB Stonehenge Replica by Andy B on Sunday, 07 September 2014
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    So it does - swing the view round to see their Heel stone on the other side of the road.
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