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Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas Oklahoma Fair

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Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas Oklahoma Fair is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Lloyd Burnett Home, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95239, -98.67186

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oscar Park: 0.7 mi
  • W.F. George Field Park: 0.8 mi
  • Foley Park: 1.1 mi
  • Burnett Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lake Buffalo OHV Park: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Temple Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Bare Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Twin Mountain: 6.6 mi
  • Sunshine Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Floral Mound: 12.4 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Wichita Valley Refinery and Texas Oklahoma Fair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillNW 317°368 m10.4 mi
Floral MoundNW 304°367 m12.4 mi
Twin PeaksW 262°357 m21.6 mi
Potato HillW 260°348 m17.7 mi
Bare ButteSSE 159°322 m5.0 mi
Temple HillS 176°321 m4.7 mi
Twin MountainWSW 245°321 m6.6 mi
Martin HillNE 49°303 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1320:50
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3716:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637280858476655344
Precip in1.21.42.02.53.83.42.02.53.02.91.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Falls Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971382695

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