The Texas World War II Home Front
The Texas World War II Home Front is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Comanche Peak stands 373 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Wesley's Garden, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Texas Historical Commission plaque located in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, United States.
Dates from 2010.
Wikidata Q123999853, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Winston Patrick McGregor Park: 0.4 mi
- Stone Park: 0.6 mi
- Westhill Park: 0.6 mi
- J. E. Standley Park: 0.7 mi
- McAnear Park: 1.1 mi
- Wesley's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Holocaust Remembrance: 0.5 mi
- Yellow Jacket Stadium: 0.5 mi
- First United Methodist Church, Cleburne: 0.5 mi
- Field Street Baptist Church: 0.9 mi
- Johnson County Courthouse Museum: 1.4 mi
- Cleburne Railroad Museum: 1.5 mi
- Lowell Smith Sr. History Center: 1.5 mi
- Layland Museum: 1.5 mi
- Gone With the Wind Museum: 1.6 mi
- General Cleburne: 1.3 mi
- Wild Frontier, Trail Dust, And Rails: 1.4 mi
- Shannon's Wings: 1.5 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 1.5 mi
- Welcome to Historic Cleburne: 1.6 mi
- Brushy Knob: 8.1 mi
- Caddo Peak: 9.8 mi
- Berry Knob: 12.2 mi
- Barnard Knob: 13.2 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.3 mi
- Broke Rock: 12.5 mi
- Bluff Mills: 12.7 mi
- Hendrick Arnold Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 16.6 mi
- White Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Iris Garden: 0.4 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 1.2 mi
- Fire Station 16 Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- elizabeth crockett butterfly Garden: 16.2 mi
- Somervell County Master Gardeners Demo Garden: 21.4 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 1.3 mi
- ATSF 999457: 1.7 mi
- Main Event Entertainment: 23.6 mi
- Apatosaurus: 24.6 mi
- Tyrannosaurus rex: 24.6 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Acton Nature Center: 16.2 mi
- Glen Rose Bird Sanctuary: 21.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 24.9 mi
- Old City Spring: 1.3 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 9.1 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 9.3 mi
- Canoe Docks: 14.4 mi
- Brazos Point: 16.2 mi
- Acton Tabernacle: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Texas World War II Home Front. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche Peak | W 277° | 373 m | 23.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | N 353° | 303 m | 8.1 mi |
| Caddo Peak | N 0° | 303 m | 9.8 mi |
| Barnard Knob | W 270° | 292 m | 13.2 mi |
| Berry Knob | WSW 257° | 285 m | 12.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | NNE 13° | 275 m | 15.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | NNE 14° | 266 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bee Mountain | SSW 202° | 232 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:52 | 17:29 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleburne, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12438052650
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