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Giddings' Pecos Station

Giddings' Pecos Station from directly overhead

Giddings' Pecos Station is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 777 m. Sherbino Mesa stands 990 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Marathon Oil Company Discovery Well, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.92238, -101.98163
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 31
Peaks: 15
  • Round Mountain: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Mesa: 11.7 mi
  • Southwest Mesa: 12.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Table Top Mountain: 14.6 mi
Parks: 11
  • Iraan City Park: 4.3 mi
  • Community Center Park: 5.0 mi
  • Sheffield City Park: 18.3 mi
  • County Park: 20.0 mi
  • Santa Fe Park: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pecos Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsehead Crossing Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giddings' Pecos Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sherbino MesaWSW 239°990 m22.2 mi
Indian MesaW 272°947 m11.7 mi
Southwest MesaNW 326°933 m12.3 mi
Square Top MountainNNW 337°921 m19.5 mi
Noelke HillNNE 15°920 m15.7 mi
Table Top MountainNNW 334°918 m14.6 mi
Hog PeakW 263°918 m22.1 mi
Round MountainNNE 27°908 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2820:00
June solstice06:4620:2020:55
September equinox07:3719:1419:46
December solstice07:4317:1417:51

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455158677683848477675447
Precip in1.00.60.80.91.91.71.21.61.82.01.00.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheffield, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346397858

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