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World's Only Main Street Oil Well

World's Only Main Street Oil Well from directly overhead

World's Only Main Street Oil Well is a historic site in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Phinney Hill stands 327 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve, a nature reserve 7.5 miles away. Osage Nation Heritage Trail Byway passes 12 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

Architectural structure.

Dates from 1914.

Wikidata Q808515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.56177, -96.16615

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • Bull Creek Peninsula: 10.6 mi
  • WahZhaZhe Heritage Park: 11.3 mi
  • Ben Johnson Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Osage Hills State Park: 11.9 mi
  • Osage Park: 12.6 mi
Museums: 11
  • Woolaroc Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Osage Nation: 11.5 mi
  • Osage County Historical Society Museum: 11.6 mi
  • Ben Johnson Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Osage Nation Museum: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 9
  • Old Tank: 11.5 mi
  • Boy Scouts Camping: 11.6 mi
  • Train Car: 11.6 mi
  • Chief James Bigheart Statue: 12.1 mi
  • Osage Mural: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Peaks: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Bartlesville Gravity Hill: 12.3 mi
  • Healing Rock: 14.9 mi
  • AT&SF NO.940: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Tall Chief Cove Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Bluestem Lake Public Beach: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • The South Garden: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bluestem Lake Falls: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of World's Only Main Street Oil Well. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Phinney HillW327 m15.6 mi
Wooster MoundWNW320 m8.8 mi
Sundown HillNNE286 m24.3 mi
The MoundNE263 m16.2 mi
Twin MoundsE252 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0319:37
June solstice06:0720:0920:47
September equinox07:1318:4919:23
December solstice07:3416:3317:13

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374151606977828172614939

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnsdall, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/706258514

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