Oldest House
Oldest House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Sierra Madera stands 1,370 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Telegraph Office and School, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Historic place in Ft. Stockton, Pecos County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110023259, matched on coordinates and name (419 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1966
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
55 named places within 25 miles
- Telegraph Office and School: 0.1 mi
- Courthouse, Jail and Zero Stone: 0.1 mi
- Fort Stockton, C.S.A.: 0.1 mi
- Site of Fort Stockton: 0.1 mi
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church: 0.1 mi
- Twomile Hill: 3.1 mi
- Fivemile Mesa: 4.4 mi
- Fivemile Hill: 4.6 mi
- Flat Top: 6.6 mi
- Sevenmile Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Zero Stone Park: 0.1 mi
- James Rooney Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Lannom Park: 0.9 mi
- Cummings Park: 0.9 mi
- Instinct Park: 1.0 mi
- Comanche Springs: 0.1 mi
- Monument Springs: 20.3 mi
- Bonebrake Spring: 20.3 mi
- Paisano Pete: Giant Roadrunner: 0.8 mi
- Giant Road Runner: 0.8 mi
- Annie Riggs Museum: 0.2 mi
- Baldridge, Texas: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oldest House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madera | S 186° | 1,370 m | 20.0 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SW 223° | 1,154 m | 17.9 mi |
| Twelvemile Mesa | SW 221° | 1,139 m | 10.3 mi |
| Triple Butte | WSW 239° | 1,107 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fivemile Mesa | ESE 110° | 1,024 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | SW 215° | 972 m | 4.6 mi |
| Twomile Hill | W 279° | 961 m | 3.1 mi |
| Big Mesa | E 84° | 960 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:32 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:50 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 17:18 | 17:55 |
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 | 48 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Stockton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6346397870
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