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The Great Camel Experiment

The Great Camel Experiment from directly overhead

The Great Camel Experiment is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Old Red Bluff stands 5 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mrs. Angelina Bell Peyton Eberly, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.53457, -96.51417

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Bayou View Park: 8.1 mi
  • Navigation Park: 8.2 mi
  • Central Park: 8.3 mi
  • Bayou Bend Park: 8.3 mi
  • George Adams Park: 8.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
  • King Fisher Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Lighthouse Beach: 9.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Old Red Bluff: 22.9 mi
  • Pepper Hill: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Red BluffNNW 348°5 m22.9 mi
Pepper HillNE 56°3 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:38
June solstice06:3019:5320:27
September equinox07:1518:5319:24
December solstice07:1516:5917:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965717782848582766559

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port O'connor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6259154805

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