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Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie

Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie from directly overhead

Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 433 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Bowie Soccer Complex, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.65902, -98.97151
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 36
  • Krueger Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Round Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 11.1 mi
  • Round Mountain: 12.4 mi
Parks: 24
  • Camp Bowie Soccer Complex: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Bowie Memorial Air Park: 1.0 mi
  • Allcorn Park: 1.4 mi
  • 36th Division Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Stonegate Park: 2.0 mi
Museums: 2
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 4.0 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsWNW 286°589 m21.8 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 18°585 m20.7 mi
Star MountainNNE 27°577 m19.4 mi
Long MountainNE 42°562 m23.6 mi
Round MountainNE 41°554 m24.2 mi
Salt MountainNNE 28°550 m16.7 mi
Spur MountainE 79°549 m17.3 mi
Long Pompey MountainE 96°537 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3220:0920:45
September equinox07:2519:0219:34
December solstice07:3217:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657481848477675547
Precip in1.62.22.42.44.23.72.02.62.93.41.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225945

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