Big Inch Pipeline
Big Inch Pipeline is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Oak Missionary Baptist Church, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Rollins Park: 0.3 mi
- Bennie Jackson Park: 0.9 mi
- Willow Park: 1.6 mi
- Broughton Park: 1.8 mi
- Pinewood Park: 1.8 mi
- Red Oak Missionary Baptist Church: 0.3 mi
- Saint Mark C. M. E. Church: 0.5 mi
- Harmon General Hospital Chapel: 1.0 mi
- Robert Gilmour LeTourneau: 1.1 mi
- Site of Harmon General Hospital: 1.1 mi
- Longview Museum of Fine Arts: 3.0 mi
- Longview World of Wonders: 3.1 mi
- Gregg County Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Ann Lacy Crain Exhibit Center: 3.1 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 10.2 mi
- Holland Mountain: 10.8 mi
- East Mountain: 13.7 mi
- West Mountain: 15.9 mi
- Goodman Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Tidwell Mountain: 16.1 mi
- Equipment Park: 1.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 10.3 mi
- World's Richest Acre Park: 10.4 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 10.5 mi
- Crim Theatre: 10.5 mi
- Served with Honor: 3.2 mi
- Graffiti wall: 10.1 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 10.4 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 4.6 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 10.5 mi
- Mineral Springs: 17.4 mi
- Douglas: 21.7 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- Shoemaker Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Inch Pipeline. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | NW 319° | 204 m | 23.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NW 319° | 200 m | 13.7 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | W 270° | 196 m | 24.1 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | W 259° | 192 m | 16.1 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 315° | 191 m | 15.9 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | NW 319° | 191 m | 16.1 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NNW 328° | 188 m | 22.2 mi |
| Camp Mountain | NNW 349° | 187 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403610682
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