Historic site · Texas

Masterson

Masterson from directly overhead

Masterson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,121 m. John Ray stands 1,117 m to the south-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas, a historic site 4.2 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 4.0 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

About

The story

unincorporated community in Moore County, Texas

Wikidata Q6785498, matched on coordinates and name (317 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 2010
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.63305, -101.95952

4.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
68.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites28

First Gas Well in the Panhandle of Texas: 4.2 mi
Route of the Old Tascosa-Dodge City Trail: 8.8 mi
Moore County: 8.8 mi
First Cemetery in Potter County: 11.6 mi
Great Spanish Road_First Ranch in Potter County_First Store in Potter County: 11.7 mi

Parks10

McDade Park: 15.0 mi
Twitchell Park: 15.0 mi
Durrett Park: 15.4 mi
Morton Park: 15.9 mi
Jack Hickman Memorial Park: 15.9 mi

Peaks8

John Ray: 4.8 mi
Indian Fort Mesa: 9.6 mi
Lost Mesa: 11.2 mi
Hackberry Mesa: 11.8 mi
Antelope Peak: 22.1 mi

Nature reserves4

Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 13.5 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 15.9 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 16.8 mi
Cross Bar Special Recreation Management Area: 16.8 mi

Museums3

Window on the Plains Museum: 14.6 mi
Julian Bivins Museum: 18.1 mi
Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum: 19.9 mi

Artworks1

Marshall Cator: 18.2 mi

Ghost towns1

Tascosa: 18.4 mi

Rest areas1

Picnic Area: 18.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Masterson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
John Ray	SSE 152°	1,117 m	4.8 mi
Coyote Bluff	S 189°	1,088 m	23.2 mi
Rotten Hill	SSW 214°	1,035 m	22.5 mi
Five Fingers	SW 214°	1,030 m	23.7 mi
Antelope Peak	E 97°	1,024 m	22.1 mi
Lost Mesa	SE 127°	1,013 m	11.2 mi
Hackberry Mesa	SE 128°	1,011 m	11.8 mi
Indian Fort Mesa	S 186°	1,006 m	9.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:52	19:26	20:00
June solstice	06:33	20:30	21:08
September equinox	07:37	19:13	19:46
December solstice	07:54	17:00	17:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	36	39	47	54	64	75	79	77	70	57	45	36
Precip in	0.4	0.4	1.0	1.4	1.9	2.3	2.7	3.0	1.7	1.8	0.5	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dumas, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452343267

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