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Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom

Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom from directly overhead

Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Ranger Municipal Airport, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail runs past it. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
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
Coordinates32.45047, -98.69282
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 57
  • Round Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Mockingbird Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Gunsight Mountain: 10.9 mi
  • Evensville Peak: 11.6 mi
Museums: 8
Parks: 6
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Eastland City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Six Flags Park: 9.0 mi
  • New York Hill Park: 16.6 mi
  • Cisco City Park: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Ol' Rip: 8.1 mi
  • Thurber Smokestack: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Campbell's Tomato Soup: 6.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of J.H. McCleskey No. 1, Discovery Well of the Ranger Oil Boom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jameson PeaksSE 130°507 m15.0 mi
Gunsight MountainWNW 293°503 m10.9 mi
Blue HillsESE 115°501 m18.3 mi
Twin MountainESE 107°499 m16.8 mi
Cedar MountainW 278°494 m17.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainESE 120°482 m12.2 mi
Steal Easy MountainNNW 340°482 m12.7 mi
Double mountainNW 304°476 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2920:1020:46
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:3316:5717:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444756637279838275655345
Precip in1.22.02.41.83.83.42.03.12.83.01.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403588007

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