Gulf Dial #1 Oil Well
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
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
63 named places within 25 miles
- Hutchinson County Courthouse: 2.5 mi
- Isaac McCormick Cottage: 2.6 mi
- Plemons Cemetery: 3.4 mi
- Bents Creek: 3.4 mi
- Fifteen miles to the Site of the Battle of Adobe Walls: 3.4 mi
- 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
- Plemons: 6.9 mi
- Phillips: 8.5 mi
- Pringle: 11.0 mi
- Adobe Walls: 16.7 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.2 mi
- Antelope Peak: 15.9 mi
- Hutchinson County Musesum: 8.6 mi
- Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 14.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Peak | SSW 209° | 1,024 m | 15.9 mi |
| Signal Hill | NNE 30° | 987 m | 4.2 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 | 20:28 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:57 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12437999599
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