Personalized Star Map of Lubbock
33.5779°N, 101.8552°W
Perched on the great plateau of the Llano Estacado in West Texas, Lubbock is the birthplace of Buddy Holly and the academic heart of Texas Tech University. Its horizons stretching out of sight, its cotton fields and red caprocks shape a singular landscape. Gift a Lubbock star map — a present as vast and free as the skies of the Hub City.
Famous Landmarks
Buddy Holly Center
33.5779°N, 101.8552°W
The Buddy Holly Center, housed in Lubbock's former train depot, traces the brief but stunning career of the rock-and-roll pioneer born in 1936 in Lubbock and lost at 22 in the February 3, 1959 plane crash — "the day the music died". Iconic glasses, his Fender guitar and handwritten letters bear witness to Holly's influence on the Beatles, Bob Dylan and an entire generation.
Mackenzie Park
33.5779°N, 101.8552°W
Mackenzie Park, spread across 620 acres along Yellowhouse Canyon northeast of downtown, alternates shaded lawns, a golf course, a Japanese garden and a near-wild prairie dog domain. Its Joyland amusement park, its trails along the canyon and its prairie dog colony make it one of the most complete green spaces in West Texas.
Texas Tech University
33.5779°N, 101.8552°W
Texas Tech University, founded in 1923 and spread across 1,850 acres at the heart of Lubbock, is one of the largest universities in the United States. Its Spanish-inspired architecture of red brick and glazed tile, its Museum of Texas Tech and its National Ranching Heritage Center reflect West Texas history, while the statue of Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds remains an iconic campus meeting point.
Why gift a star map of Lubbock?
Gifting a star map of Lubbock means immortalizing a moment in the Hub City of West Texas, on the great plateau where night extends without limit. Whether it was a proposal before the Buddy Holly statue, an anniversary on the Texas Tech campus, or a summer evening beneath the red caprocks, this map captures the exact stars of your moment. A present as vast and luminous as the Llano Estacado.
The sky of Lubbock
At 33.6° north latitude and 3,230 feet elevation on the Llano Estacado, Lubbock enjoys a remarkably dry semi-arid climate and crystal-clear nights highly favorable to astronomy. The Preston Smith Observatory of Texas Tech, perched in the desert of Crosby County, and Vela Garcia Observatory welcome students and the public. 1h30 south, Copper Breaks State Park, certified International Dark Sky Park in 2014, unfolds a Bortle 2 sky — among the darkest in Texas.