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Site of World War II Camp Bowie

Site of World War II Camp Bowie from directly overhead

Site of World War II Camp Bowie is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 437 m. Santa Anna Mountains stands 589 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 36th Division Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1968
Material
aluminium
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.67803, -98.99178
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 34
  • Krueger Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Round Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Lancaster Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 12.8 mi
  • Mayberry Mountain: 12.9 mi
Parks: 24
  • 36th Division Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Stonegate Park: 0.6 mi
  • Camp Bowie Memorial Air Park: 0.8 mi
  • Camp Bowie Soccer Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Allcorn Park: 1.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Martin & Frances Lehnis Railroad Musuem: 2.8 mi
  • Brown County Museum of History: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area US-84 US-283: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Santa Anna MountainsWNW 284°589 m20.3 mi
Hog MountainsNNE 23°585 m19.9 mi
Star MountainNNE 32°577 m18.8 mi
Long MountainNE 47°562 m23.5 mi
Round MountainNE 45°554 m24.1 mi
Salt MountainNE 34°550 m16.2 mi
Spur MountainE 84°549 m18.2 mi
Long Pompey MountainE 99°537 m21.1 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12395225941

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