Poe Prairie
Poe Prairie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Crawford Mountain stands 443 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is First Plant of Acme Brick Company, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 174 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Parker County, Texas, United States.
Wikidata Q117571707, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
- 12.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Buzzards Roost Lookout · 29 mi
- Limestone Lookout · 30 mi
- Longhorn Lookout · 30 mi
- Golden-cheeked Warbler · 30 mi
174 named places within 25 miles
- First Plant of Acme Brick Company: 0.9 mi
- Millsap Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Millsap United Methodist Church: 2.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.4 mi
- Brock Methodist Church: 4.4 mi
- Fort Wolters Historical Park: 8.1 mi
- Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: 8.5 mi
- Southeast Park: 8.6 mi
- Zappe Park: 9.4 mi
- Optimist Park: 9.6 mi
- Duke Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Arteburn Point: 6.0 mi
- Potato Hill: 6.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.6 mi
- Buzzard Hill: 7.4 mi
- Reflection Garden: 6.6 mi
- Meditation Garden: 6.6 mi
- Semper Fi Garden: 6.6 mi
- Clark Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Navy Garden: 6.6 mi
- National Vietnam War Museum: 6.6 mi
- Little Rock School House Museum: 9.6 mi
- Vintage Car Museum: 12.7 mi
- Museum of the Americas: 12.7 mi
- Doss Heritage and Culture Center: 13.1 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Milliken Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Conway Bluff: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Greetings from Mineral Wells: 9.3 mi
- Historic Downtown Weatherford: 12.5 mi
- Parker County Peach Festival: 12.6 mi
- Life is Peachy: 12.8 mi
- Advance, Texas: 16.7 mi
- Agnes, Texas: 22.5 mi
- State park swim beach: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Poe Prairie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Mountain | WNW 283° | 443 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 274° | 443 m | 24.6 mi |
| Slipdown Mountain | NNE 18° | 415 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kyle Mountain | WNW 293° | 414 m | 19.9 mi |
| McClure Mountain | NW 311° | 396 m | 22.8 mi |
| Whit Mountain | WSW 256° | 394 m | 20.1 mi |
| Schoolhouse Mountain | WNW 291° | 394 m | 23.3 mi |
| Indian Knob | NE 41° | 387 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineral Wells AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971415481
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