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First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas

First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas from directly overhead

First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,081 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is John Ray, a peak 1.7 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 8.1 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1965
Material: aluminium

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Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

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Coordinates35.57332, -101.94942

8.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
67.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites35

Masterson: 4.2 mi
First Cemetery in Potter County: 7.6 mi
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County: 7.7 mi
The Canadian River: 7.7 mi
The _X (LX) First Ranch in Potter County: 9.3 mi

Parks28

McDade Park: 19.1 mi
Twitchell Park: 19.2 mi
Durrett Park: 19.6 mi
Morton Park: 20.0 mi
Jack Hickman Memorial Park: 20.1 mi

Peaks11

John Ray: 1.7 mi
Indian Fort Mesa: 5.7 mi
Lost Mesa: 8.8 mi
Hackberry Mesa: 9.3 mi
Coyote Bluff: 19.2 mi

Nature reserves4

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 9.3 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 12.0 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 12.6 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 12.8 mi

Museums3

Julian Bivins Museum: 17.5 mi
Window on the Plains Museum: 18.7 mi
Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 19.9 mi

Attractions2

Hornet: 23.7 mi
Tascosa Drive-In: 24.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Tascosa: 17.5 mi

Artworks1

Marshall Cator: 17.6 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 17.9 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Goat Mountain	SSW 194°	1,156 m	23.8 mi
Wolf Mountain	S 190°	1,126 m	22.1 mi
John Ray	E 93°	1,117 m	1.7 mi
Coyote Bluff	SSW 193°	1,088 m	19.2 mi
Wildcat Bluff	S 180°	1,082 m	22.9 mi
Rotten Hill	SW 222°	1,035 m	19.6 mi
Five Fingers	SW 222°	1,030 m	20.8 mi
Antelope Peak	E 87°	1,024 m	21.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	20:00
June solstice	06:33	20:30	21:07
September equinox	07:36	19:13	19:46
December solstice	07:54	17:00	17:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	41	49	57	67	77	80	78	71	59	46	37
Precip in	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.3	1.8	2.7	2.7	3.3	1.6	2.1	0.6	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453470332

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