World's Richest Acre Park
World's Richest Acre Park is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Richest Acre, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Commemorates the great East Texas Oil Boom of the 1930s, located at the corner of Main Street and Commerce Street. This historic half-block once held the world's greatest concentration of oil wells. The park features a collection of restored oil derricks,
What to expect
- Operated by
- Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- World's Richest Acre: 0.0 mi
- The Kilgore I&GN-Missouri Pacific Railroad Station: 0.0 mi
- Kilgore National Bank Building: 0.1 mi
- Lou Della Crim Home: 0.1 mi
- John Martin Thompson: 0.1 mi
- Kilgore City Park: 0.4 mi
- Texas Sesquicentennial Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Pursuit church park: 0.6 mi
- Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.6 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications: 0.2 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 0.3 mi
- Rangerette Showcase Museum: 0.7 mi
- East Texas Oil Museum: 0.8 mi
- Longview World of Wonders: 10.9 mi
- Holland Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Goodman Mountain: 6.8 mi
- East Mountain: 14.9 mi
- Starrville Mountain: 15.6 mi
- West Mountain: 16.0 mi
- Crim Theatre: 0.1 mi
- Texan Theater: 0.1 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 0.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.8 mi
- R E St John Memorial Stadium: 1.0 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.0 mi
- Graffiti wall: 0.4 mi
- Served with Honor: 11.0 mi
- Fine Arts Complex: 22.8 mi
- Douglas: 11.5 mi
- Belzora: 22.7 mi
- Mineral Springs: 23.5 mi
- Utica: 24.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Richest Acre Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | NNW 345° | 204 m | 23.3 mi |
| East Mountain | N 1° | 200 m | 14.9 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | WNW 287° | 196 m | 15.6 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | WNW 284° | 192 m | 6.8 mi |
| West Mountain | N 353° | 191 m | 16.0 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | N 355° | 191 m | 16.8 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | N 354° | 188 m | 23.6 mi |
| McDonald Mountain | N 354° | 181 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview E TX Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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