Shafter Lake
Shafter Lake is a ghost town in Andrews County, Texas, United States, located four miles west of U.S. Route 385 on the shores of a large salt playa named Shafter Lake. It became a ghost town after the town lost an election for county seat of Andrews County.
- Type: Lake (intermittent)
- Description: ghost town in Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Shafter Lake, Texas”
Shafter Lake
- Categories: ghost town and body of water
- Location: Andrews, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.39624° or 32° 23′ 47″ north
Longitude
-102.65736° or 102° 39′ 27″ west
Elevation
3,104 feet (946 metres)
Open location code
854V98WV+F3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
OpenStreetMap attribute
intermittent=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to South Azerbaijani—“Shafter Lake” goes by many names.
- French: “Shafter Lake”
- Italian: “Shafter Lake”
- South Azerbaijani: “شافتر لئیک، تکزاس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Means Oil Field and Miles.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shafter Lake Cemetery and Old Florey Park.
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