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Clower

Clower from directly overhead

Clower is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Jennings Mountain stands 212 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady P. Gentry, a historic site 1.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.9 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates32.54291, -95.69469

125 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Van City Park: 2.4 mi
  • Van Memorial Stadium: 3.2 mi
  • Goonie Squad HQ: 6.6 mi
  • Old City Lake: 9.1 mi
  • Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Plaza: 9.8 mi
Museums: 8
Peaks: 8
  • Red Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 12.9 mi
  • Greer Hill: 15.8 mi
  • Sand Hill: 17.9 mi
  • Big Rock Top: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Quitman Arboretum & Botanical Gardens: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jennings MountainSSE212 m18.9 mi
Sand HillSW207 m17.9 mi
Melton RockSW196 m19.9 mi
Big Rock TopSW187 m18.5 mi
Todd MountainE185 m23.5 mi
Red HillW171 m9.1 mi
Mount SinaiE166 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:35
June solstice06:1719:5820:34
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:2116:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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