Historic site · Texas

Prisoner of War Camp Chapel

Prisoner of War Camp Chapel from directly overhead

Prisoner of War Camp Chapel is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,174 m. Chalk Hill stands 1,225 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is P. O. W. Camp Chapel, a historic site 3.6 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1982
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.74433, -102.36217

2.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
48.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National

Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites30

Parks15

Jaycee Park: 5.0 mi
Veterans Park: 5.2 mi
Dameron Park: 5.7 mi
Mothers Park: 5.8 mi
North Park: 6.5 mi

Nature reserves3

Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Dimmitt Unit: 13.0 mi
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 18.3 mi
Playa Lakes Wildlife Management Area - Armstrong Unit: 18.6 mi

Museums2

Deaf Smith County Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
Parmer County Pioneer Heritage Museum: 21.7 mi

Ghost towns2

La Plata: 20.6 mi
Kelso: 23.7 mi

Peaks1

Chalk Hill: 16.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Chalk Hill	WNW 291°	1,225 m	16.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:54	19:28	20:01
June solstice	06:37	20:29	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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402870467

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