Oil Derrick
The Six Flags Over Texas Oil Derrick is a 300-foot tall observation tower and an attraction at the theme park Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags claims it to be the world's tallest land-based oil derrick.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Runaway Mountain and Shock Wave.
Runaway Mountain
Roller coaster
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Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions.
Shock Wave
Roller coaster
Photo: BrandonR, Public domain.
Shock Wave is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Built at the edge of the park, Shock Wave is easily seen by passers-by on Interstate Highway 30.
Six Flags Over Texas
Theme park
Photo: Chris Hagerman, CC BY 2.0.
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions. Six Flags Over Texas is situated 790 feet south of Oil Derrick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Grand Prairie.
Arlington
Photo: SFOTPR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arlington is a city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex metropolitan area, in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas. With a population of almost 400,000, it is Texas' seventh largest, and the third largest in the Metroplex.
Grand Prairie
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
Euless
Town
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Euless is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. Euless is part of the Mid-Cities region between Dallas and Fort Worth. Euless is situated 5 miles north of Oil Derrick.
Oil Derrick
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Observation tower
- Categories: observation tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Tarrant, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.75804° or 32° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
-97.07108° or 97° 4′ 16″ westOpen location code
8644QW5H+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 104795994OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=towerOpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7081329
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