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Site of Camp Howze

Site of Camp Howze from directly overhead

Site of Camp Howze is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Gordon Mountain stands 393 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Texas Travel Information Center at Gainesville, a rest area 0.8 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand 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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Coordinates33.68125, -97.15965
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions: 44
  • Vintage Gulf Gas Station: 4.1 mi
  • Reeves' Muntjac: 4.1 mi
  • Clouded Leopard: 4.1 mi
  • Geoffroy's Cat: 4.1 mi
  • Burmese Python: 4.1 mi
Parks: 41
  • Farmers Market: 3.9 mi
  • Medal of Honor Park: 4.0 mi
  • Depot Park: 4.0 mi
  • Leonard Park: 4.1 mi
  • Tom Thumb Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Terrapin Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Three Mounds: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Olive: 15.5 mi
  • Flattop Peak: 15.8 mi
  • Peak Hill: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 5
Museums: 5
  • Sante Fe Depot Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Morton Museum of Cooke County: 4.1 mi
  • Love County Historical Society: 17.7 mi
  • Love County Military Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Artillery Museum: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Post Oak Beach: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gordon MountainW 281°393 m21.5 mi
Mount ViewWNW 284°393 m22.1 mi
Tadlock HillWSW 258°362 m23.7 mi
Sugarloaf MoundWSW 254°356 m24.8 mi
Jack MoundWSW 251°348 m23.7 mi
McCracken MoundWSW 251°343 m21.7 mi
Peak HillNNE 14°294 m17.1 mi
Three MoundsNNW 331°290 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:1920:0620:43
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424754627079838376655344
Precip in2.22.63.63.95.64.62.92.83.94.43.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville 5 ENE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403574627

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