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About Slaton, TX

Slaton is a small railroad town 20 miles southeast of Lubbock on US Highway 84. Most visitors arrive via this direct route from Lubbock, while longer trips often use Slaton as a stopping point between the Panhandle and South Texas. The town sits on the flat South Plains, surrounded by cotton fields and wind farms. The restored 1912 Santa Fe depot houses a railroad museum that tells the story of Slaton's origins as a railway division point.

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Slaton, TX is in United States, at 33.442, -101.648 - about 29 km south-east of Lubbock, TX.

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The closest airport to Slaton, TX is Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, 45 km (about 44 min by car).

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