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Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County

Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County from directly overhead

Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 414 m. Flattop stands 618 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Moran, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forts Trail passes 14 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.54800, -99.16377
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 26
  • Mugginsville Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Indian Knoll: 4.5 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Greer Mountains: 6.5 mi
  • Flat Top: 6.7 mi
Parks: 12
  • Spudder Park: 14.2 mi
  • Creek Park: 14.2 mi
  • Bank Park: 14.5 mi
  • Webb Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
  • Cisco City Park: 15.3 mi
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Grimes Memorial Garden: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Ol' Rip: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottle No.1, First Gas Well in Shackelford County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
FlattopW 263°618 m20.8 mi
Mexican Hat HillS 177°612 m22.7 mi
Gunsight MountainE 98°503 m17.6 mi
Cedar MountainESE 113°494 m11.4 mi
Steal Easy MountainENE 77°482 m23.6 mi
Double mountainE 80°476 m14.2 mi
Flat Top MountainESE 108°475 m16.3 mi
Brown Pen MountainE 81°465 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:49
June solstice06:3020:1220:48
September equinox07:2619:0219:35
December solstice07:3516:5817:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454856647280848376665446
Precip in1.21.82.22.13.93.72.42.42.92.92.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Putnam, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453513797

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