Natural Encounter
Natural Encounter is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Crockett Dog Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A large (15-20ft) blue dog gazing at a cloud
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Crockett Dog Park: 0.0 mi
- Buckner Park: 0.1 mi
- Old East Dallas Work Yard: 0.5 mi
- Munger Park: 0.8 mi
- Exall Park: 0.9 mi
- Renee's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Live Oak Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- East Dallas Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 0.9 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Grace United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- Communications in Dallas: 0.3 mi
- Sons of Hermann in Dallas: 0.6 mi
- Baylor University Medical Center: 0.6 mi
- Continental Gin Company Showroom Building: 0.7 mi
- Deep Ellumphants: 0.6 mi
- Daffodil Wishes: 0.7 mi
- ED. W. Smith Machine Works: 0.7 mi
- The Godfathers of Deep Ellum: 0.8 mi
- Untitled: 0.8 mi
- Love Bugs: 1.2 mi
- Texas Star: 1.3 mi
- Giant Eye: 1.8 mi
- Katy Trail Caboose: 2.2 mi
- Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 0.8 mi
- African American Museum: 1.1 mi
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art: 1.7 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Center: 1.8 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 4.5 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 7.3 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.7 mi
- La Reunion: 5.5 mi
- Sowers: 13.0 mi
- Lawson: 13.5 mi
- Camey Spur: 20.7 mi
- Nickelville: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 4.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 6.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 7.7 mi
- Flower Mound: 23.0 mi
- McKamy Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 24.4 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 18.9 mi
- Muddy Creek: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Natural Encounter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WSW 245° | 202 m | 7.7 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 312° | 202 m | 23.0 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 | 07:26 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13610111023
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