Ector County Discovery Well
Ector County Discovery Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 884 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Penwell, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail runs past it. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Pecos Trail
124 named places within 25 miles
- Penwell: 1.3 mi
- The Caprock: 4.8 mi
- Odessa Meteor Crater: 9.0 mi
- Old Railroad Section House: 12.6 mi
- Monahans Sandhills State Park and Museum: 13.0 mi
- Kellus Turner Park: 12.5 mi
- Monahans Sandhills State Park: 13.1 mi
- Glendale Park: 15.7 mi
- Hollywood Park: 15.8 mi
- Floyd Gwin Park: 16.1 mi
- Meteor Crater Museum: 9.0 mi
- Million Barrel Museum: 17.1 mi
- White-Pool House: 17.5 mi
- Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi
- Ellen Noël Art Museum: 21.1 mi
- Monahans Sandhills: 14.7 mi
- Crane County High Point: 17.4 mi
- Blue Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Ector County High Point: 18.4 mi
- The Jackrabbit: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ector County Discovery Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NW 311° | 1,067 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ector County High Point | NNW 327° | 1,024 m | 18.4 mi |
| Crane County High Point | ESE 107° | 898 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:30 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 06:46 | 20:24 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:15 | 17:52 |
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 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Penwell, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403576669
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