Contrails, Stainless Steel, 2017
Contrails, Stainless Steel, 2017 is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Oath of Office of President Johnson, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
site-specific sculpture, inspired by the unique cloud forms created in the wake of a plane. Over 1000 stainless steel bars are tilted and aligned to reflect different regions of the sky and immediate surroundings. When viewed on site, each line reflects a
What the record says
- Material
- stainless_steel
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Oath of Office of President Johnson: 0.1 mi
- Love Field: 0.1 mi
- Texas' First Airmail and Passenger Service: 0.1 mi
- Garvin Memorial Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Cochran Chapel Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Polk Park: 0.8 mi
- Grauwyler Park: 0.9 mi
- Midway Manor Park: 0.9 mi
- Field Frazier Park: 0.9 mi
- Weichsel Park: 1.1 mi
- Undulating X: 1.5 mi
- Forest of Light: 1.6 mi
- Sabras: 1.8 mi
- Life Rings: 1.9 mi
- Dumna: 1.9 mi
- gas monkey live: 3.0 mi
- Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Legacy of Love Monument: 3.0 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 3.1 mi
- concrete hamburger: 3.1 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 4.4 mi
- East Dallas Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Live Oak Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 5.0 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 5.2 mi
- Frontiers of Flight Museum: 0.6 mi
- Meadows Museum: 3.6 mi
- The Samurai Collection: 4.0 mi
- Economy in Action: 4.3 mi
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science: 4.3 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 1.8 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 11.7 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 12.5 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 7.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 17.6 mi
- Mount Donwell: 19.9 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 21.1 mi
- Town Common: 23.5 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 7.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.2 mi
- The Corral: 22.8 mi
- La Reunion: 5.6 mi
- Sowers: 8.4 mi
- Camey Spur: 16.9 mi
- Lawson: 18.9 mi
- Nickelville: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 23.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 25.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 22.8 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 9.5 mi
- Muddy Creek: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Contrails, Stainless Steel, 2017. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 286° | 218 m | 19.9 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 296° | 216.71 m | 23.5 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 237° | 209 m | 24.8 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SSW 201° | 202 m | 7.0 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 313° | 202 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | WNW 297° | 180 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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