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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. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

unincorporated community in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates32.54291, -95.69469

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • 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 MountainSSE 167°212 m18.9 mi
Sand HillSW 230°207 m17.9 mi
Melton RockSW 224°196 m19.9 mi
Big Rock TopSW 229°187 m18.5 mi
Todd MountainE 97°185 m23.5 mi
Red HillW 275°171 m9.1 mi
Mount SinaiE 101°166 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 5080 °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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