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Cloud 9 is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Oyster Hill stands 351 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Giving and Receiving, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

A commissioned mural on a floodgate structure, part of the Trinity Trails mural gallery collection

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76049, -97.38424

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Monticello Park: 0.8 mi
  • River Oaks Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Bertrose Park: 1.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Anderson-Campbell Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Will Rogers Coliseum: 1.5 mi
  • Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 1.5 mi
  • Burnett Building: 1.5 mi
  • Livestock Barns: 1.6 mi
  • Richardson - Bass Building: 1.6 mi
Museums: 46
Peaks: 19
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cloud 9. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oyster HillW 269°351 m24.3 mi
Buck KnobWNW 295°345 m24.1 mi
Tater NobWSW 250°344 m22.3 mi
Tater HillWNW 302°343 m22.5 mi
Chattanooga HillWSW 255°330 m17.5 mi
Joe Bell MountainW 263°324 m20.8 mi
Nebo MountainWSW 244°316 m24.3 mi
Caddo PeakS 184°303 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2320:0520:41
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:2916:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in1.92.13.22.53.64.22.01.82.63.92.62.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth NAS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8268396199

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