Bowser Community
Bowser Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Corn Creek Hills stands 597 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 127 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1990
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
127 named places within 25 miles
- Buffalo-Ebony Cemetery: 7.1 mi
- Regency Suspension Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Cowboy Cemetery: 9.2 mi
- First State Bank in Richland Springs: 9.3 mi
- First State Bank Building: 9.3 mi
- Cat Knob: 1.2 mi
- Corn Knob: 4.3 mi
- Brushy Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Locker Hill: 5.1 mi
- Barnett Hill: 5.1 mi
- Richland Springs City Park: 9.4 mi
- Heart Of Texas Park: 11.2 mi
- Camp Bowie Soccer Complex: 18.1 mi
- Camp Bowie Memorial Air Park: 18.2 mi
- 36th Division Memorial Park: 18.8 mi
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 21.5 mi
- San Saba County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 22.0 mi
- Mills County Historical Museum: 24.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 18.2 mi
- Chimney Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Williams Ranch: 21.1 mi
- Timberlake Biological Field Station: 23.4 mi
- Texas Botanical Gardens: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bowser Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corn Creek Hills | WSW 239° | 597 m | 17.3 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | WSW 246° | 592 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | NE 53° | 530 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bryson Hill | SW 220° | 528 m | 24.7 mi |
| Tiger Mountain | ENE 64° | 517 m | 24.9 mi |
| Brady Mountain | S 179° | 508 m | 20.5 mi |
| Lost Mountain | W 274° | 496 m | 14.0 mi |
| Cedar Knob | E 90° | 487 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:09 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Saba 7NW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453513778
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