The Cable Tool Rig
The Cable Tool Rig is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 896 m. Ector County High Point stands 1,024 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Oil Rig, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Pecos Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1964
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Texas Pecos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Historic Oil Rig: 0.0 mi
- El Paso Natural Gas Company's First Compressor Transmission Engine: 0.0 mi
- Permian Basin: 0.2 mi
- Site of Odessa College: 1.4 mi
- Mrs. John L. Morris (Marjorie): 1.5 mi
- Dorothy L. Murphy Park: 0.7 mi
- Sherwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Mark Henderson Park: 1.0 mi
- Paul Slator Park: 1.0 mi
- Polythana North Park: 1.1 mi
- Parker House Ranching Heritage Museum: 2.3 mi
- White-Pool House: 3.3 mi
- Ellen Noël Art Museum: 4.0 mi
- George W. Bush Childhood Home: 4.0 mi
- Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library: 4.1 mi
- The Jackrabbit: 2.6 mi
- Angel Statue: 11.5 mi
- Ebenezer Egg Rock: 11.6 mi
- St. Andrew's Stag: 17.1 mi
- Saint Ann With Child Statue: 18.7 mi
- Patrick Peyton Prayer Garden: 15.6 mi
- Saint Paul Garden: 16.3 mi
- Craddick Garden: 18.6 mi
- Saint Ann’s Prayer Garden: 18.7 mi
- Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 18.9 mi
- Calvery Cross: 8.6 mi
- Rock The Desert Festival Field: 9.5 mi
- I-20 Wildlife Preserve and Jenna Welch Nature Study Center: 16.6 mi
- *: 18.6 mi
- Midland County High Point: 8.0 mi
- Crane County High Point: 16.7 mi
- Ector County High Point: 24.3 mi
- Sibley Nature Center: 21.4 mi
- Dameron City: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cable Tool Rig. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ector County High Point | W 280° | 1,024 m | 24.3 mi |
| Midland County High Point | NE 48° | 909 m | 8.0 mi |
| Crane County High Point | S 171° | 898 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:29 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:45 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:13 | 17:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Odessa, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403576661
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