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Belle Plain

Belle Plain from directly overhead

Belle Plain is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 563 m. Eagle Mountain stands 670 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Callahan County, Texas

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Coordinates32.31083, -99.36083
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 39
  • Bell Park: 6.4 mi
  • Clyde Lake Park: 6.7 mi
  • Clyde Public Park: 9.5 mi
  • Clyde Community Park: 11.7 mi
  • Treadway Park: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 21.4 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 22.9 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 23.5 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 23.7 mi
  • Man in the Moon: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • West Caddo Peak: 10.7 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • East Caddo Peak: 13.2 mi
  • Mexican Hat Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Flattop: 16.5 mi
Museums: 8
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Petrified Tree: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle MountainWSW 257°670 m11.8 mi
Tecumseh PeakSW 230°649 m17.0 mi
West Caddo PeakSSE 153°628 m10.7 mi
FlattopNNW 327°618 m16.5 mi
East Caddo PeakSE 143°616 m13.2 mi
Mexican Hat HillESE 117°612 m14.0 mi
Coyote PeakESE 123°571 m23.0 mi
Greer MountainsNNE 18°456 m22.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3220:1220:48
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3617:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454856647280848376665446
Precip in1.21.82.22.13.93.72.42.42.92.92.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Putnam, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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