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Brinkman

Brinkman from directly overhead

Brinkman is a ghost town in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 516 m. King Mountain stands 732 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Mountains, a peak 5.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 19 miles off. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

ghost town in Greer County, Oklahoma

How to reach it

Coordinates35.01000, -99.51667

36 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 19
  • Granite Mountains: 5.1 mi
  • Brown Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Walsh Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Headquarters Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 7.9 mi
Parks: 8
  • Granite Townhall Area: 8.4 mi
  • Greer County District #2: 8.4 mi
  • Harmon Field: 9.0 mi
  • Sandy Land Research Station: 13.2 mi
  • Quartz Mountain State Park: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
  • Sandhill Curiosity Shop: 24.3 mi
  • 100th Meridian Museum: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Erick Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Windmill Garden: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • City meat market (erick): 24.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brinkman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King MountainSE 127°732 m15.9 mi
Soldiers PeakSE 126°727 m19.4 mi
Walsh MountainESE 111°703 m6.4 mi
Tepee MountainESE 117°674 m19.9 mi
Brown MountainESE 103°662 m5.7 mi
Flat Top MountainSE 124°657 m18.3 mi
Headquarters MountainESE 107°622 m7.5 mi
Mount LugertSE 124°612 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2520:1920:56
September equinox07:2719:0319:36
December solstice07:4316:5217:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394251606978838274624940
Precip in0.91.01.52.54.03.62.52.92.62.51.51.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mangum, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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