First Oil Well in Cooke County
First Oil Well in Cooke County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Peak Hill stands 294 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Callisburg United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunset Park: 6.2 mi
- Center Park: 6.6 mi
- Goodwin Park: 6.8 mi
- Edison Park: 8.3 mi
- Tom Thumb Park: 8.7 mi
- Callisburg United Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Gainesville: 3.7 mi
- The Cross Timbers: 3.8 mi
- Diamond Horse Ranch: 5.6 mi
- Whitesboro: 6.7 mi
- Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 9.1 mi
- Black Bear: 9.8 mi
- Tortoise: 9.9 mi
- Rabbit: 9.9 mi
- Black Vulture: 9.9 mi
- Sante Fe Depot Museum: 9.1 mi
- Morton Museum of Cooke County: 9.4 mi
- Love County Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Love County Military Museum: 17.6 mi
- Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Terrapin Hill: 12.4 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.9 mi
- Flattop Peak: 14.6 mi
- Peak Hill: 16.0 mi
- Three Mounds: 16.2 mi
- Confederate Soldier Statue: 9.3 mi
- Butterfield Stagecoach statue: 9.4 mi
- Armed Forces memorial: 9.4 mi
- Myra Baptist Church Bell: 18.2 mi
- Solstice Calendar: 24.0 mi
- Oklahoma Welcome Center: 8.6 mi
- Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville: 8.8 mi
- Worship Area: 23.7 mi
- Sivells Bend: 16.1 mi
- Marysville: 19.2 mi
- Graveyard Bluff: 17.7 mi
- White Bluff: 18.0 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 20.1 mi
- Marina Beach: 25.0 mi
- Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 13.3 mi
- Herman Baker Park: 22.3 mi
- Meditation Garden: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Oil Well in Cooke County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Hill | NNW 344° | 294 m | 16.0 mi |
| Three Mounds | WNW 301° | 290 m | 16.2 mi |
| Flattop Peak | NNW 343° | 286 m | 14.6 mi |
| Brushy Mound | NNE 16° | 264 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Olive | SSW 193° | 255 m | 16.4 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | SSW 213° | 232 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403574664
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