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Gladys City - Lucas Gusher Monument

Gladys City - Lucas Gusher Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Spindletop Hill stands 4 m to the southeast, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Creole Nature Trail passes 21 miles off.

The story

park in Jefferson County, Texas, United States of America

Wikidata Q49493949, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.03354, -94.07914

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Quadrangle: 0.7 mi
  • Alice Keith Park: 1.0 mi
  • Spindletop Park: 1.3 mi
  • Chaison Park: 1.8 mi
  • Sprott Park: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Cattail Marsh: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area Nelda Stark Unit: 9.5 mi
  • Sabine Woods Sanctuary: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Spindletop Hill: 1.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • BLUE HOLE: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gladys City - Lucas Gusher Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spindletop HillSE 141°4 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5719:28
June solstice06:1619:4620:21
September equinox07:0518:4319:14
December solstice07:0916:4517:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697782848479716155
Precip in5.43.73.73.95.27.06.57.27.45.44.45.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaumont City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356846331

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