Prairie Point
Prairie Point is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Smith Hill stands 126 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Antioch, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 3.6 miles off. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
human settlement in Texas, United States of America
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
97 named places within 25 miles
- Lovelady School Site: 4.1 mi
- First Baptist Church of Lovelady: 4.2 mi
- C. R. Rich Building: 4.2 mi
- Town of Lovelady: 4.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Lovelady: 4.4 mi
- Trilady Park: 8.4 mi
- Stewart Memorial Park: 11.9 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
- Trinity County Park: 19.2 mi
- Kate Barr Ross Park: 24.1 mi
- Gospel Hill: 19.0 mi
- Gary Hill: 19.3 mi
- Rocky Hill: 19.9 mi
- Camp Hill: 20.8 mi
- Dutch Hill: 21.3 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Sulphur Bluffs: 18.0 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 16.1 mi
- H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas: 24.3 mi
- Texas Prison Museum: 24.4 mi
- Gibbs-Powell House Museum: 24.8 mi
- Walker County Southbound Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Sam Houston Grave: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Hill | S 190° | 126 m | 24.5 mi |
| Gospel Hill | SSE 155° | 92 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gary Hill | N 354° | 77 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 139° | 77 m | 19.9 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NNW 336° | 74 m | 21.3 mi |
| Kent Hill | NNW 337° | 67 m | 25.0 mi |
| Camp Hill | SE 138° | 61 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 16 mi away.
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