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Campbell Building

Campbell Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Bunker Hill stands 427 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Paluxy Trading Co., a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 188 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

The story

Texas Historical Commission plaque located in downtown Glen Rose, Somervell County, Texas, United States.

Dates from 1971.

Wikidata Q123896024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.23529, -97.75497

188 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 59
Parks: 55
  • Crump Park: 0.1 mi
  • Chauncey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Paluxy Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Big Rocks Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beck Baseball/Softball Complex: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Paluxy Trading Co.: 0.0 mi
  • Greetings from Glen Rose: 0.0 mi
  • Barnards of the Brazos: 0.0 mi
  • Historic Glen Rose: 0.1 mi
  • Historic Barnards Mill: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Berry Knob: 9.4 mi
  • Barnard Knob: 10.0 mi
  • Comanche Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Chalk Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Flat Top Mountain: 13.8 mi
Museums: 13
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Canoe Docks: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Acton Tabernacle: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bunker HillW427 m21.3 mi
Lone MountainWSW413 m14.3 mi
Chalk MountainWSW390 m10.7 mi
Comanche PeakNNW373 m10.3 mi
Cedar MountainSSW362 m14.1 mi
Flat Top MountainSSW359 m13.8 mi
Johnson PeakSSW358 m20.8 mi
Brushy KnobNE303 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1119:43
June solstice06:2620:0520:42
September equinox07:2018:5719:29
December solstice07:2916:5417:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444956647380858476655546
Precip in2.12.33.03.04.23.81.82.73.03.82.22.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rainbow, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11425483296

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