Electra, TX

Electra is a small Texas town of 2,351 people located 20 miles northwest of Wichita Falls on US Highway 287. The main route runs straight through rolling prairie country, connecting to Dallas-Fort Worth 140 miles southeast and Amarillo 200 miles northwest. Most locals commute to Wichita Falls for work via the same highway. The town was named after a railroad executive's daughter and is the birthplace of baseball legend Cy Young, who won 511 games during his career from 1890 to 1911.

Airports closest to Electra, TX are Wilbarger County Airport and Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base.