- Elevation, modelled
- 164 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Brushy Mound275 m · 21.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Lakes Trail5.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 32.7552, -97.0702
Security Checkpoint & Front Gate is a attraction in Texas, at a modelled 164 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is El Sombrero, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Security Checkpoint & Front Gate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | SW 229° | 275 m | 21.4 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 228° | 266 m | 22.1 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 309° | 264 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 331° | 218 m | 12.8 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 333° | 216.71 m | 18.1 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 205° | 216 m | 18.9 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 226° | 209 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 94° | 202 m | 10.5 mi |
- 5.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- El Sombrero: 0.0 mi
- Sylvester & Tweety Pounce and Bounce: 0.1 mi
- Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters: 0.1 mi
- Speedy Gonzales' Truckin' Across America: 0.1 mi
- Silver Star Carousel: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Site of Arlington Downs Racetrack: 0.5 mi
- P.A. Watson Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Amber Hagerman Memorial: 1.7 mi
- West Fork United Presbyterian Church: 1.7 mi
- Friday House: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 0.7 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 2.6 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 3.7 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 10
- Chalk Hill: 10.5 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 12.8 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 16.4 mi
- Flower Mound: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Sowers: 6.8 mi
- La Reunion: 12.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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