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County Named for Texas Confederate Senator W. S. Oldham 1813-1868

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County Named for Texas Confederate Senator W. S. Oldham 1813-1868 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,227 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Home County of Doctor Oscar H. Loyd (1868-1959), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1963
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.24697, -102.42814

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 7
  • The Cedar Brakes: 11.2 mi
  • Five Fingers: 14.9 mi
  • Rotten Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Torrey Peak: 16.7 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 0.1 mi
  • DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 0.2 mi
  • Magnolia Gas Station: 0.3 mi
  • Route 66 Mid Point: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Parks: 2
  • City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bushland Village Park: 20.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Marshall Cator: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of County Named for Texas Confederate Senator W. S. Oldham 1813-1868. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainE 91°1,156 m21.4 mi
Wolf MountainE 88°1,126 m23.2 mi
Torrey PeakN 350°1,118 m16.7 mi
The Cedar BrakesN 2°1,089 m11.2 mi
Coyote BluffE 80°1,088 m23.1 mi
Rotten HillENE 60°1,035 m16.0 mi
Five FingersENE 61°1,030 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2820:02
June solstice06:3620:3121:08
September equinox07:3819:1519:48
December solstice07:5517:0317:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363947546474777668574537
Precip in0.70.51.31.42.52.82.52.81.42.10.80.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453473503

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