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Poe Prairie

Poe Prairie from directly overhead

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. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70867, -98.00533

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • 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
Peaks: 45
  • 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
Gardens: 10
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
  • 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
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crawford MountainWNW 283°443 m21.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainW 274°443 m24.6 mi
Slipdown MountainNNE 18°415 m17.1 mi
Kyle MountainWNW 293°414 m19.9 mi
McClure MountainNW 311°396 m22.8 mi
Whit MountainWSW 256°394 m20.1 mi
Schoolhouse MountainWNW 291°394 m23.3 mi
Schoolhouse MountainWNW 291°393 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2520:0720:44
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:3116:5317:31

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F455058657380848476665547
Precip in1.62.23.02.64.03.62.12.52.73.32.41.9

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415481

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