Heights Rocket
Heights Rocket is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Heights Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Sculpture was made from the playground rocket that was deemed unsafe for kids to use anymore, but was an important part of the park's history.
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Heights Park: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Park: 0.6 mi
- Northrich Elementary Playground: 0.6 mi
- Ruth Young Park: 0.9 mi
- Durham Park: 1.0 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Dover Elementary School Garden: 1.5 mi
- UT Dallas Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
- Eco Hub: 2.4 mi
- First United Methodist Church Richardson: 0.8 mi
- Richardson: 0.8 mi
- First Baptist Church of Richardson: 1.0 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Richardson: 1.3 mi
- Wheeler School: 1.4 mi
- UTD Mural: 1.6 mi
- Wise: 1.6 mi
- Great Potential: 1.6 mi
- Big Bend: 1.6 mi
- Patio Mural: 1.8 mi
- Temoc: 1.6 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 3.7 mi
- Little Saigon: 4.7 mi
- Northaven Trail: 5.9 mi
- Topgolf: 6.4 mi
- Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 4.0 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 4.7 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 4.7 mi
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: 5.3 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 8.9 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 11.7 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 15.8 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 10.4 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 12.5 mi
- The Corral: 13.3 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 15.5 mi
- picnic tables: 15.6 mi
- Camey Spur: 10.7 mi
- Nickelville: 13.1 mi
- La Reunion: 15.4 mi
- Sowers: 17.0 mi
- Biggers: 19.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 17.2 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 17.3 mi
- Monarch Hill: 18.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 19.0 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 24.7 mi
- McKamy Spring: 1.5 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Muddy Creek: 10.4 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 18.0 mi
- Shayhan Point: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heights Rocket. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SSW 209° | 202 m | 17.2 mi |
| Flower Mound | W 281° | 202 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | W 273° | 180 m | 24.7 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13956260047
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