First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle
First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 983 m. Antelope Peak stands 1,024 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gulf Burnett No. 2 (Carson County Oil Discovery Well), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Plains Trail
- 83.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gulf Burnett No. 2 (Carson County Oil Discovery Well): 0.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail: 3.6 mi
- Beale Road: 3.6 mi
- Isom: 3.6 mi
- Agnes Howe Youth Park: 2.8 mi
- Yucca Park: 3.5 mi
- Huber Park: 3.5 mi
- Weatherly Dugout and Plainsmen Park: 3.7 mi
- Keeler Kiwanis Park: 3.9 mi
- White Deer Mascott: 17.5 mi
- Music notes: 24.7 mi
- Music notes: 24.7 mi
- Music notes: 24.7 mi
- Steel Lizard Sculpture: 24.8 mi
- Hutchinson County Musesum: 4.9 mi
- Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 11.4 mi
- Carson County Square House Museum: 17.8 mi
- Freedom Museum USA: 24.8 mi
- Phillips: 6.6 mi
- Plemons: 14.7 mi
- Pringle: 24.1 mi
- Adobe Walls: 24.2 mi
- Antelope Peak: 9.2 mi
- Signal Hill: 16.7 mi
- Hackberry Mesa: 22.4 mi
- Lost Mesa: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Rotary Drilling Rig Used in Texas Panhandle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Peak | W 265° | 1,024 m | 9.2 mi |
| Lost Mesa | WSW 258° | 1,013 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hackberry Mesa | WSW 257° | 1,011 m | 22.4 mi |
| Signal Hill | N 2° | 987 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:50 | 19:24 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:27 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:57 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borger, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12402907996
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