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North Nocona Oil Field - Montague County Oil Discovery, 1922

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North Nocona Oil Field - Montague County Oil Discovery, 1922 is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Blue Mound stands 395 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley View Baptist Church, a historic site 2.4 miles away. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.92530, -97.70518
Around it

63 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 19
Peaks: 19
  • Blue Mound: 8.7 mi
  • Benton Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Snake Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Brushy Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Colt Mountain: 13.7 mi
Parks: 12
  • Joe Benton Park: 4.2 mi
  • Boone Park: 4.6 mi
  • Weldon Robb Park: 5.1 mi
  • American Legion Park: 9.5 mi
  • Mary Beckman Davis Downtown Park: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 4
  • Horton Classic Car Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Wilson Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
  • Rock Island Depot Museum: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • The Stonewall Saloon Museum: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Nocona Oil Field - Montague County Oil Discovery, 1922. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundSSE 166°395 m17.8 mi
Jim Ned LookoutS 169°394 m22.0 mi
Mount ViewSE 140°393 m15.3 mi
Gordon MountainSE 141°393 m16.3 mi
Dye MoundSSE 166°388 m21.4 mi
Newby MoundSSE 165°368 m24.2 mi
Tadlock HillSSE 160°362 m23.5 mi
Queens PeakSSW 205°352 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1019:43
June solstice06:2120:0920:46
September equinox07:2018:5619:29
December solstice07:3316:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424755637180848476655345
Precip in1.72.22.93.54.54.32.42.33.14.32.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonita 7NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12452350044

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