Prisoners of War at Camp Bowie
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. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
114 named places within 25 miles
- Site of World War II Camp Bowie: 1.8 mi
- Charlie Webb and John Wesley Hardin: 3.6 mi
- Coggin Academy-McClelland Library: 3.6 mi
- Daniel Baker College: 3.6 mi
- Greenleaf Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Krueger Hill: 1.9 mi
- Round Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lancaster Hill: 10.7 mi
- Gobblers Knob: 11.1 mi
- Buzzard Mountain: 13.8 mi
- 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
- Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 4.0 mi
- Brown County Museum of History: 4.5 mi
- Muse Wildlife Management Area: 17.8 mi
- Williams Ranch: 22.5 mi
- Rest Area US-84 US-283: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Anna Mountains | WNW 286° | 589 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hog Mountains | NNE 18° | 585 m | 20.7 mi |
| Star Mountain | NNE 27° | 577 m | 19.4 mi |
| Long Mountain | NE 42° | 562 m | 23.6 mi |
| Salt Mountain | NNE 28° | 550 m | 16.7 mi |
| Spur Mountain | E 79° | 549 m | 17.3 mi |
| Long Pompey Mountain | E 96° | 537 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Pompey Mountain | E 98° | 530 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brownwood 2NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395225945
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