Church and Fields Oil Discovery Well
Church and Fields Oil Discovery Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 802 m. Castle Mountain stands 958 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 20 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
72 named places within 25 miles
- Crane County: 0.0 mi
- One Hundred Million Barrels of Oil From Block 31 Units: 7.3 mi
- Juan Cordona Lake: 7.4 mi
- Crane High School: 7.5 mi
- McGee Ranch House: 10.0 mi
- Crane County Park: 7.3 mi
- Comanche Trail South Park: 22.2 mi
- Comanche Trail West Park: 22.3 mi
- McKinney Park: 22.4 mi
- Southside Ball Field: 22.4 mi
- Mendoza Trail Museum: 14.5 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 18.9 mi
- Pliska Aircraft Museum: 23.0 mi
- White-Pool House: 23.4 mi
- Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 24.9 mi
- Crane County High Point: 10.0 mi
- Hilltop: 12.9 mi
- Castle Mountain: 14.4 mi
- King Mountain: 15.9 mi
- The Jackrabbit: 24.0 mi
- Upland: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Church and Fields Oil Discovery Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Mountain | SSE 164° | 958 m | 14.4 mi |
| King Mountain | SSE 162° | 958 m | 15.9 mi |
| Crane County High Point | N 5° | 898 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hilltop | S 174° | 854 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:29 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:46 | 20:22 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:14 | 17:51 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6385947193
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