First Producing Oil Well in Coke County
First Producing Oil Well in Coke County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 641 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 16 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
83 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Hill: 6.0 mi
- Sanco: 9.3 mi
- Edith: 12.0 mi
- First Methodist Church of Robert Lee: 16.0 mi
- Silver: 16.1 mi
- Silver Peak: 1.1 mi
- Stepp Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Meadow Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Wilson Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Paint Creek Park: 12.5 mi
- Lake View Park: 13.5 mi
- Coke County Park: 16.0 mi
- Fern Havins Park: 16.2 mi
- Loraine City Park: 23.4 mi
- Silver: 1.1 mi
- Sanco: 9.3 mi
- Edith: 12.0 mi
- Bitter Creek: 22.6 mi
- Crawford Slide: 12.2 mi
- Eagle Point: 12.4 mi
- Shelving Rock Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Wiley Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Heart of West Texas Museum: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Producing Oil Well in Coke County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SW 228° | 796 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bench Mountain | NNE 20° | 794 m | 16.8 mi |
| Jackson Mountain | N 10° | 788 m | 2.7 mi |
| Stepp Mountain | N 353° | 786 m | 1.4 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | SE 140° | 778 m | 5.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | S 181° | 778 m | 12.4 mi |
| McWhorter Mountain | WSW 259° | 766 m | 13.8 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ESE 104° | 765 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:17 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:06 | 17:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402955215
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