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Gulf Dial #1 Oil Well

Gulf Dial #1 Oil Well from directly overhead

Gulf Dial #1 Oil Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 954 m. Antelope Peak stands 1,024 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hutchinson County Courthouse, a historic site 2.5 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2018
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.79193, -101.43079

63 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • Grace Meredith Park: 7.5 mi
  • North Hughes Park: 7.8 mi
  • Nelson/Johnson Park: 7.9 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 7.9 mi
  • West Coronado Park: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Signal Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Antelope Peak: 15.9 mi
Museums: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gulf Dial #1 Oil Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antelope PeakSSW 209°1,024 m15.9 mi
Signal HillNNE 30°987 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2419:58
June solstice06:3120:2821:06
September equinox07:3419:1019:44
December solstice07:5316:5717:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404352606979838173614940
Precip in0.60.51.11.62.32.82.42.71.71.60.70.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Borger Hutchinson CO AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12437999599

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