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First Producing Oil Well in Coke County

First Producing Oil Well in Coke County from directly overhead

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. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.07075, -100.66454
Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 44
Peaks: 26
  • 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
Parks: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goat MountainSW 228°796 m9.2 mi
Bench MountainNNE 20°794 m16.8 mi
Jackson MountainN 10°788 m2.7 mi
Stepp MountainN 353°786 m1.4 mi
Meadow MountainSE 140°778 m5.2 mi
Green MountainS 181°778 m12.4 mi
McWhorter MountainWSW 259°766 m13.8 mi
Horse MountainESE 104°765 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4719:2219:55
June solstice06:3820:1720:53
September equinox07:3219:0919:41
December solstice07:4017:0617:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956657480848375655345
Precip in1.11.11.31.72.62.61.52.62.72.11.20.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robert LEE 4wsw, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402955215

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