1848 Denton County Seat
1848 Denton County Seat is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Park: 0.4 mi
- Oakmont Forest Park: 0.4 mi
- Woods Park: 0.8 mi
- Naughton Park: 1.0 mi
- Oakmont II Park: 1.1 mi
- Leo the Lion: 1.2 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 1.3 mi
- Harmony: 3.5 mi
- November Devil: 5.5 mi
- UNT Logo: 5.6 mi
- Corinth Shiloh Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Old Alton Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Old Alton Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Swisher Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Annie Webb Blanton: 3.5 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 5.3 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 5.8 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 6.2 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 6.3 mi
- African American Museum: 5.5 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 5.5 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 6.2 mi
- Explorium: 9.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.0 mi
- Crawford Hill: 7.3 mi
- Long Point: 7.7 mi
- Flower Mound: 9.3 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 6.8 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 9.5 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 12.7 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 12.8 mi
- Crayola Experience: 16.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- The Corral: 20.6 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 21.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 24.1 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 9.6 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 11.3 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 13.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 14.4 mi
- Sowers: 22.7 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 7.6 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 18.1 mi
- Shayhan Point: 3.7 mi
- McKamy Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1848 Denton County Seat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 0° | 255 m | 22.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 272° | 253 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 320° | 244 m | 11.0 mi |
| Long Point | W 264° | 234 m | 7.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | W 260° | 231 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSW 200° | 218 m | 16.9 mi |
| Town Common | SW 214° | 217 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 289° | 207 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9890105011
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