Snake Encounters
Snake Encounters is an attraction in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Kids Square Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 17 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Daryl W Sprout
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Kids Square Park: 1.4 mi
- Mosley Park: 1.8 mi
- Cedardale Park: 1.9 mi
- Grimes Park: 2.1 mi
- Spies Roberts Park: 2.3 mi
- Nance Farm: 2.7 mi
- First Christian Church of Lancaster: 3.0 mi
- Pleasant Run: 3.3 mi
- Site of Confederate Arms Factory: 3.5 mi
- Former Site of Head House: 3.6 mi
- Chimp Family: 9.1 mi
- Monkey: 9.1 mi
- Crocodile: 9.1 mi
- Ostrich: 9.1 mi
- Gorilla Family: 9.1 mi
- Predator Encounter: 9.2 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 9.2 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 9.8 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 9.9 mi
- Reunion Tower: 11.8 mi
- Polinator Garden: 9.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.7 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 12.1 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 12.7 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 5.4 mi
- Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 5.6 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 5.6 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 7.8 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 9.2 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 9.5 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 9.6 mi
- La Reunion: 10.9 mi
- Lawson: 16.1 mi
- Sowers: 18.4 mi
- Crisp: 19.8 mi
- Telico: 23.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 10.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 20.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 22.7 mi
- Poverty Knob: 23.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 24.0 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 9.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.2 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 12.6 mi
- McKamy Spring: 23.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 12.6 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snake Encounters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty Knob | WSW 253° | 216 m | 23.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 277° | 209 m | 22.7 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNW 336° | 202 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 104° | 117 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
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 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10881113869
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