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Orla

Orla from directly overhead

Orla is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 874 m. Castile Hill stands 1,174 m to the west, 22 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

The story

ghost town in Reeves County, Texas

Wikidata Q7102977, matched on coordinates and name (56 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1965
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.82550, -103.90890

25 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 6
Springs: 5
  • Salt Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Horseshoe Springs: 16.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Owl Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castile HillW 276°1,174 m21.8 mi
Screw Bean HillsW 276°1,106 m15.6 mi
Owl HillsWNW 298°1,082 m20.5 mi
Red HillNE 46°1,010 m22.7 mi
Round MountainS 177°992 m23.8 mi
Tecolote PeakNW 311°979 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0019:3520:08
June solstice06:5120:2921:05
September equinox07:4519:2219:54
December solstice07:5317:1917:57

Local time (America/Chicago).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6346139645

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