Historic site · Texas

P. O. W. Camp Chapel

P. O. W. Camp Chapel from directly overhead

P. O. W. Camp Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,185 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,225 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Prisoner of War Camp Chapel, a historic site 3.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1992
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.74577, -102.42494

1.1 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
46.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

55 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites31

Parks15

Jaycee Park: 4.8 mi
Dameron Park: 5.4 mi
Mothers Park: 5.4 mi
Veterans Park: 5.5 mi
Ironwood Park: 5.6 mi

Nature reserves3

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 13.3 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 17.6 mi
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 21.2 mi

Ghost towns3

La Plata: 18.4 mi
Kelso: 21.5 mi
Parmerton: 24.3 mi

Museums2

Deaf Smith County Historical Museum: 5.3 mi
Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi

Peaks1

Chalk Hill: 13.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of P. O. W. Camp Chapel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Chalk Hill	WNW 296°	1,225 m	13.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:54	19:28	20:02
June solstice	06:38	20:30	21:07
September equinox	07:38	19:15	19:48
December solstice	07:54	17:04	17:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	37	40	48	56	66	75	79	77	70	58	46	37
Precip in	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.1	2.1	3.3	2.3	3.0	1.9	1.9	0.7	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hereford, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870468

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