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Jarman No. 1 Discovery Well

Jarman No. 1 Discovery Well from directly overhead

Jarman No. 1 Discovery Well is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 151 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Van United Methodist Church, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.53085, -95.64057

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 54
  • Van Memorial Stadium: 0.8 mi
  • Van City Park: 1.0 mi
  • Goonie Squad HQ: 6.4 mi
  • Faulkner Park: 11.6 mi
  • Lake Holbrook Recreational Area: 12.0 mi
Museums: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Mount Sinai: 9.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Greer Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Jennings Mountain: 17.6 mi
  • Sand Hill: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jarman No. 1 Discovery Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jennings MountainS 176°212 m17.6 mi
Sand HillWSW 238°207 m20.0 mi
Melton RockSW 231°196 m21.6 mi
Big Rock TopWSW 236°187 m20.5 mi
Todd MountainE 96°185 m20.3 mi
Red HillW 277°171 m12.3 mi
Mount SinaiE 100°166 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:1619:5820:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2116:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12454131528

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