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Ahab Bowen Home

Ahab Bowen Home from directly overhead

Ahab Bowen Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McNab Grocery, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic place in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023701, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1982
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79788, -96.80197

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Katy Trail Caboose: 0.4 mi
  • Legacy of Love Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Giant Eye: 1.2 mi
  • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Katy Trail Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
  • Anita Phelps Park: 0.4 mi
  • Griggs Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pike Park: 0.5 mi
  • Turtle Creek Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Outpost: 4.1 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.2 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.3 mi
  • The Corral: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Flower Mound: 21.5 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 23.3 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • McKamy Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ahab Bowen Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellWNW218 m23.3 mi
Chalk HillSW202 m6.3 mi
Flower MoundNW202 m21.5 mi
Mayor's HillWNW180 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9906216927

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