O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters
O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 674 m. Indian Mesa stands 947 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Center Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 10.0 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
57 named places within 25 miles
- Iraan: 1.9 mi
- Marathon Oil Company Discovery Well: 2.4 mi
- Giddings' Pecos Station: 6.3 mi
- Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River: 9.5 mi
- Sheffield: 16.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Cedar Hill: 12.1 mi
- Lone Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Noelke Hill: 14.6 mi
- Southwest Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.9 mi
- Iraan City Park: 2.2 mi
- Sheffield City Park: 16.9 mi
- Dub Day Arena & Park: 20.4 mi
- Fort Lancaster State Historic Site: 21.3 mi
- Iraan Museum: 2.1 mi
- Pecos Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of O. W. Parker Ranch Headquarters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Mesa | W 269° | 947 m | 17.9 mi |
| Southwest Mesa | NW 306° | 933 m | 16.2 mi |
| Square Top Mountain | NW 322° | 921 m | 22.1 mi |
| Noelke Hill | N 351° | 920 m | 14.6 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | NW 314° | 918 m | 17.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 340° | 908 m | 7.2 mi |
| Cedar Hill | N 357° | 884 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lone Mountain | NE 48° | 876 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:28 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:19 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 17:14 | 17:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheffield, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403538439
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