Marfa
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Marfa is a small arts-focused desert town in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, known for its minimalist art installations and mysterious "Marfa Lights."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marfa canonical | 3 |
| Marfa, Texas | 3 |
| Marfa Lights | 1 |
| Marfa, Texas, United States | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
county seat ⓘ |
| artMovement | minimalism ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Donald Judd ⓘ |
| averageSummerCondition | hot days and cool nights ⓘ |
| averageWinterCondition | mild days and cold nights ⓘ |
| climate | semiarid ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 30.309°N 104.020°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countySeatOf |
Presidio County, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidio County
|
| dateFounded | early 1880s ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 190 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas
ⓘ
about 200 miles southwest of Midland, Texas ⓘ about 60 miles north of Presidio, Texas ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
art-related businesses
ⓘ
ranching ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
about 1,428 meters
ⓘ
about 4,685 feet ⓘ |
| foundedAs | railroad water stop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Ballroom Marfa
ⓘ
Chinati Foundation ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Marfa Myths music and arts festival
ⓘ
trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love (nearby) ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon | unexplained lights appearing east of town ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Ballroom Marfa
ⓘ
Chinati Foundation ⓘ Marfa Lights Viewing Area ⓘ Prada Marfa ⓘ
surface form:
Prada Marfa (nearby installation)
|
| incorporatedAsCity | 1920s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marfa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marfa Lights
art tourism ⓘ contemporary art scene ⓘ desert landscape ⓘ minimalist art installations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Presidio County, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidio County
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInDesertRegion | Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Trans-Pecos region
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Pecos
West Texas ⓘ |
| namedAfter | character Marfa in “The Brothers Karamazov” ⓘ |
| namedBy | a railroad official’s wife ⓘ |
| near |
Big Bend National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Bend region
Davis Mountains ⓘ |
| population | about 1,800 (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| railroadServedBy | Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| stateHighway |
U.S. Route 67
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 90 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType |
art tourism
ⓘ
dark-sky and stargazing tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marfa, Texas, United States
subject surface form:
Shafter, Texas
this entity surface form:
Marfa, Texas
this entity surface form:
Marfa, Texas
subject surface form:
Alpine, Texas
this entity surface form:
Marfa, Texas