Big Bend
Big Bend is an artwork in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wise, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
5,000-pound steel sculpture
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wise: 0.0 mi
- Great Potential: 0.1 mi
- UTD Mural: 0.1 mi
- Patio Mural: 0.1 mi
- Love Jack: 0.2 mi
- Student Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 0.2 mi
- Campus Landscape Enhancement Phase III: 0.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Richardson: 2.0 mi
- Richardson: 2.0 mi
- Temoc: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 2.1 mi
- Crayola Experience: 5.9 mi
- Little Saigon: 6.0 mi
- Northaven Trail: 7.1 mi
- Gazebo Park: 0.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Park: 0.6 mi
- Point North Park: 0.8 mi
- Campbell Ridge Park: 0.8 mi
- Woodland Park: 1.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.2 mi
- UT Dallas Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Eco Hub: 0.8 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.5 mi
- Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 2.5 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 3.6 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 3.6 mi
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: 5.1 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 13.1 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 14.5 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 15.8 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 10.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.6 mi
- The Corral: 11.7 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 14.2 mi
- picnic tables: 14.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 9.3 mi
- Nickelville: 12.9 mi
- La Reunion: 16.9 mi
- Sowers: 17.8 mi
- Biggers: 18.7 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 15.8 mi
- Monarch Hill: 16.5 mi
- Chalk Hill: 18.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 18.6 mi
- Hays Hills: 24.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 3.1 mi
- Muddy Creek: 9.2 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 16.7 mi
- Shayhan Point: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SSW 207° | 202 m | 18.5 mi |
| Flower Mound | W 276° | 202 m | 18.6 mi |
| Hays Hills | ENE 58° | 180 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | W 269° | 180 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11232777694
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