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World's Richest Acre

World's Richest Acre from directly overhead

World's Richest Acre is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is World's Richest Acre Park, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1966
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38685, -94.87617

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kilgore City Park: 0.4 mi
  • Texas Sesquicentennial Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Pursuit church park: 0.6 mi
  • Martin Luther King Junior Park: 0.6 mi
  • Central Park: 0.6 mi
Museums: 17
Peaks: 12
  • Holland Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • East Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • Starrville Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • West Mountain: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 0.4 mi
  • Served with Honor: 11.0 mi
  • Fine Arts Complex: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNNW 345°204 m23.3 mi
East MountainN 1°200 m15.0 mi
Starrville MountainWNW 287°196 m15.5 mi
Goodman MountainWNW 284°192 m6.7 mi
West MountainN 353°191 m16.0 mi
Tidwell MountainN 355°191 m16.8 mi
Simpson MountainN 354°188 m23.6 mi
McDonald MountainN 354°181 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:31
June solstice06:1419:5420:30
September equinox07:0818:4519:18
December solstice07:1816:4217:19

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667481848478675649
Precip in3.63.84.53.94.84.22.52.63.23.93.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview E TX Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403610684

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