- Elevation, modelled
- 135 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob253 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Lakes Trail3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 32.8953, -96.9174
Fossil Wall is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 135 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Exhibit Hall, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossil Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NW 317° | 253 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Point | NW 315° | 234 m | 23.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NW 315° | 231 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Donwell | W 276° | 218 m | 15.1 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 291° | 216.71 m | 18.1 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 224° | 209 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chalk Hill | S 171° | 202 m | 10.5 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 314° | 202 m | 12.0 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Discovery Park: 0.1 mi
- Rio Vista Park: 0.8 mi
- La Villita Park: 0.9 mi
- Crown Park: 1.0 mi
- Elm Fork Gun Club: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- The Water Tower: 1.6 mi
- Mustangs at Las Colinas: 2.1 mi
- Leaf: 4.7 mi
- Pegasus Statue: 4.7 mi
- Fabric Woman: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
- Bill and Maude Dodson House: 2.1 mi
- Gilbert House: 2.1 mi
- Old Letot Cemetery: 2.2 mi
- Texian Land and Emigration Company: 2.4 mi
- First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Jeff Fuller Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- The Rose Gardens of Farmers Branch: 2.5 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Addison Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Attractions
- gas monkey live: 3.0 mi
- Northaven Trail: 5.7 mi
- concrete hamburger: 8.4 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 8.6 mi
- Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
Museums: 51
- Exhibit Hall: 0.0 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 3.2 mi
- A W Perry Homestead Museum: 4.5 mi
- AW Perry Homestead: 4.5 mi
- Texas Musicians Museum: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 7.1 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 10.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 13.3 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 11
- Chalk Hill: 10.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 12.0 mi
- Mount Donwell: 15.1 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 15.7 mi
- Town Common: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Sowers: 6.3 mi
- La Reunion: 10.0 mi
- Camey Spur: 13.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 22.6 mi
- Nickelville: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 12.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 20.8 mi
- The Corral: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Shayhan Point: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Little Elm Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
- McKamy Spring: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Muddy Creek: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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