Fort Davis

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Fort Davis is a small historic town in the Davis Mountains of far West Texas, known for its well-preserved frontier military post and scenic high-desert landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
county seat
unincorporated community
country United States
elevationInFeet 4940
elevationInMeters 1505
hasAreaCode 432
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasFeature dark night skies
high-desert environment
historic downtown district
hasFIPScode 48-26644
hasGNISFeatureID 1357522
hasNearbyProtectedArea Davis Mountains State Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
hasPostalCode 79734
isCountySeatOf Jeff Davis County, Texas
knownFor Davis Mountains scenery
scenic high-desert landscapes
well-preserved frontier military post
latitude 30.5888° N
locatedIn Davis Mountains
Jeff Davis County, Texas
Texas
West Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
longitude 103.8949° W
namedAfter Fort Davis (frontier military post)
linked to: Fort Davis
near Davis Mountains State Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
McDonald Observatory
partOf Trans-Pecos region of Texas
linked to: Trans-Pecos region
populationCensus2010 1201
primaryEconomicActivity ranching
tourism
regionCode US-TX
servedBy Texas State Highway 118
Texas State Highway 17

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West Texas contains Fort Davis
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment stationedAt Fort Davis, Texas
linked to: Fort Davis
National Historic Landmarks in Texas contains Fort Davis National Historic Site
linked to: Fort Davis
Alpine, Texas hasNearbyTown Fort Davis, Texas
linked to: Fort Davis
Alpine, Texas nearbyCity Fort Davis, Texas
subject linked to: Alpine
linked to: Fort Davis
Fort Davis namedAfter Fort Davis (frontier military post)
linked to: Fort Davis
Davis Mountains near Fort Davis, Texas
linked to: Fort Davis
Trans-Pecos region hasCity Fort Davis