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Old 11-10-2010, 06:31 PM
 
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Hi everyone,

Can someone give me information on Big Lake. Pros, cons. What do you like about the town. Thanks.
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Old 11-10-2010, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Kaufman County, Texas
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Big Lake is a VERY small town! I used to have to go there each month with a former employer. It's a pretty isolated location; about 2 hours' drive to both San Angelo and Midland/Odessa. Main industry there is the gas compressor station. The only restaurants in town (at least the last time I was there) were a Dairy Queen and a pizza place. Here's their newspaper: The Big Lake Wildcat

The sad thing is that the town's namesake Big Lake is actually a dry lakebed...
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Old 11-10-2010, 07:49 PM
 
Location: Edmond, OK
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ChirstieP is right. It's just a tiny, dusty, little wide spot in the road. DH used to go through there several times a month on business. Used to always stop at the Town & Country (convenience store) for a beverage before heading back to Midland. It was it seemed to be the local hangout, as well as the only place in town for all the oilfield workers to stop for ice, etc.
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Old 11-10-2010, 08:23 PM
 
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I live in Midland but I hunt in Ozona so I go through Big Lake on a regular basis.I only drive through on 137 so I dont know about the other parts of town.My favorite thing about Big Lake is that it's considered to be in the Hill Country by the state government.Big Lake is just your typical rural Texas oil, gas and ranching town.
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Old 11-10-2010, 09:23 PM
 
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Thanks everyone. Looking at the Big Lake chamber website, it looks like a friendly town that encourages business. Is Ozona similar ?
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:26 PM
 
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yes ozona is similar but it has more highway commerce due to being on I-10.Are you retiring or something?I like the West Hill Country and Ozona.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:33 PM
 
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Also, both Big Lake and Ozona are majority-hispanic...just something I thought you might want to know.
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Old 11-10-2010, 11:05 PM
 
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What do you want to know about big lake? I worked there for 2 weeks selling satellite tv door to door.
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Old 11-11-2010, 05:30 AM
 
Location: Edmond, OK
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If I had to choose between the two, I would choose Ozona. It's a bit bigger and as someone else mentioned it's on I10 so you have easy access. I think it's prettier too. Some cool old houses. Some trees, and hills. As mentioned it's on the western side of the Hill Country, which to me has a rustic beauty.
Big Lake - not so much!
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Old 11-11-2010, 10:26 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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I find it very odd that Texas Highways puts both Ozona and Big Lake in the hill country region. It's not very inaccurate to me, since I consider the hill country to start east of Junction.

Ozona is prettier and a little larger than Big Lake. I think both towns are dying on the vine, and I'd be hard-pressed to go back to Ozona to live again. Small-town West Texas can be very clannish, according to what some outsiders have told us over the years.
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