Camp Hearne, World War II Prisoner of War Camp
Camp Hearne, World War II Prisoner of War Camp is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Hearne, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 7.1 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
The story
US Prisoner of War camp during Works War Two.
Wikidata Q24207116, matched on coordinates and name (74 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
158 named places within 25 miles
- Camp Hearne: 0.2 mi
- City of Hearne: 1.4 mi
- Allen Hardware Store: 1.5 mi
- Robert Cyrus Allen Home: 1.5 mi
- St. Phillips Episcopal: 1.5 mi
- Bob Jones Park: 1.7 mi
- Ruben Gomez East Side Park: 2.1 mi
- Virginia Field Park: 7.4 mi
- Franklin Ranch Community Park: 13.4 mi
- Bryan Regional Athletic Complex: 17.4 mi
- Nashville: 4.6 mi
- Port Sullivan: 4.7 mi
- Owensville: 14.2 mi
- Sims: 15.7 mi
- Cottonwood: 17.4 mi
- Hearn Depot & Camp Hearne: 1.3 mi
- Brazos Valley African American Museum: 20.7 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 20.8 mi
- Milam County Historical Jail Museum: 21.3 mi
- Milam County Historical Museum: 21.3 mi
- Long Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Red Hill: 9.2 mi
- Eland Rough: 12.6 mi
- Wilson Hill: 13.6 mi
- Square One Art Gallery: 20.6 mi
- Art 979 Art Gallery: 20.6 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 24.5 mi
- How to Build a Sphere Out of Cubes: 24.7 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 24.2 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 24.7 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 25.0 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 4.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Earth Art: 20.8 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Hearne, World War II Prisoner of War Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | SW 227° | 196 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hart Mountain | SW 230° | 194 m | 20.8 mi |
| Wilson Hill | WSW 238° | 164 m | 13.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 238° | 150 m | 8.5 mi |
| Eland Rough | SW 229° | 150 m | 12.6 mi |
| Red Hill | E 87° | 143 m | 9.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 234° | 140 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 19:58 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:53 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453480886
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