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Solstice Calendar

Solstice Calendar from directly overhead

Solstice Calendar is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. The nearest named place is Meditation Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.7 miles off.

Noon Mark / Meridian Sundial

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Coordinates33.64743, -96.59747

0.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Austin College: 0.1 mi
Pioneer Cotton Seed Oil Mill: 0.4 mi
Fred Douglass School: 0.5 mi
Park of Old Settlers Association of Grayson County: 0.6 mi
Washington Iron Works Inc.: 0.9 mi

Parks

Fielder Park: 0.5 mi
Old Settlers Park: 0.7 mi
Harmony Park: 0.9 mi
Birge Park: 1.1 mi
Washington Park: 1.1 mi

Museums9

Red River Historical Museum: 1.1 mi
Harber Wildlife Museum: 2.7 mi
Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
Red River Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
Van Alstyne Historical Museum: 15.7 mi

Ghost towns4

Preston: 16.5 mi
Mantua: 17.3 mi
Paucaunla: 17.7 mi
Randolph: 22.9 mi

Rest areas3

Texas Travel Information Center at Denison: 12.3 mi
Choctaw Welcome Center: 14.4 mi
Worship Area: 15.8 mi

Attractions2

Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 18.6 mi
Top Fun Ranch: 22.6 mi

Gardens1

Meditation Garden: 0.1 mi

Picnic sites1

Herman Baker Park: 2.9 mi

Nature reserves1

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 12.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:05	19:38
June solstice	06:17	20:04	20:41
September equinox	07:15	18:52	19:25
December solstice	07:28	16:45	17:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	43	47	55	63	71	79	83	83	76	65	54	45
Precip in	2.5	2.8	4.0	3.9	5.5	4.5	2.9	2.9	3.4	4.8	3.5	3.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherman, 5 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1510735697

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