Kermit
Kermit is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 871 m. Blue Mountain stands 1,067 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Winkler County Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 20 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Kermit, Winkler County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023061, matched on coordinates and name (723 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
61 named places within 25 miles
- Kermit's Oldest Home: 0.4 mi
- Moorhead Cable Tool Rig: 0.5 mi
- The Community Church: 1.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Colonel C. M. Winkler: 1.1 mi
- Winkler County Park: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
- Boy Scout Park: 0.5 mi
- Walton Park: 0.7 mi
- Vest Park: 0.9 mi
- Kermit Sand Hills: 9.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Monahans Sandhills: 17.6 mi
- Ector County High Point: 17.6 mi
- Old Baldy: 24.1 mi
- Roy Orbison Museum: 8.1 mi
- Million Barrel Museum: 21.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Bomber Base Museum: 21.5 mi
- Ward County Westbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Ward County Eastbound Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Southeast corner of New Mexico: 10.4 mi
- Pyote: 21.8 mi
- The Trail Ahead: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kermit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | ENE 77° | 1,067 m | 13.3 mi |
| Ector County High Point | ENE 69° | 1,024 m | 17.6 mi |
| Old Baldy | NNW 329° | 988 m | 24.1 mi |
| Custer Mountain | NW 325° | 985 m | 24.9 mi |
| Kermit Sand Hills | NE 36° | 930 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:57 | 19:32 | 20:04 |
| June solstice | 06:48 | 20:26 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:16 | 17:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kermit, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6346201919
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