Recess
Recess is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinity Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.5 miles off. 17 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
- 5.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Trinity Park: 0.2 mi
- First Flight Park: 0.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.6 mi
- Linwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Panther Island: 0.6 mi
- Police & Firefighters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Fort Worth Police and Firefighters Memorial Dedication 2009: 0.3 mi
- Fort Worth's First Flight: 0.5 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth: 0.5 mi
- Eddleman-McFarland House: 0.5 mi
- Art Exhibit: 0.6 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 0.7 mi
- The Cardinal: 0.8 mi
- Keep Floating On: 0.8 mi
- Man With A Briefcase: 0.8 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 1.2 mi
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 1.2 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 1.2 mi
- Burnett Building: 1.2 mi
- Livestock Barns: 1.3 mi
- Leonard's Museum: 0.5 mi
- Sid Richardson Museum: 0.9 mi
- Van Zandt Cottage: 0.9 mi
- Fire Station #1 (Historical): 1.0 mi
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth: 1.0 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 1.3 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 1.3 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 1.3 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 1.3 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 1.4 mi
- Murray Hill: 11.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.2 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.9 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 15.1 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 14.7 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 20.3 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.8 mi
- Lone Point: 8.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 9.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 11.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.3 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.0 mi
- Sowers: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Recess. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 253° | 344 m | 24.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 300° | 343 m | 24.6 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | WSW 258° | 330 m | 19.5 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 265° | 324 m | 22.8 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 191° | 303 m | 19.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 193° | 303 m | 21.1 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 306° | 278 m | 19.2 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 180° | 275 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8268489438
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