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Bankhead Highway in Collin County

Bankhead Highway in Collin County from directly overhead

Bankhead Highway in Collin County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Hays Hills stands 180 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is City Lake Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 22 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2019
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.98789, -96.31633

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Lake Park: 0.9 mi
  • Becknell Park: 1.3 mi
  • Union Square Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Splash Park: 1.6 mi
  • Walker Hawk Sports Complex: 1.7 mi
Museums: 16
  • Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Rockwall County Historical Foundation Museum: 8.6 mi
  • Farmersville Heritage Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Sachse Historical Society: 16.1 mi
  • Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Deer Statue: 14.6 mi
  • Soldier and Child: 17.2 mi
  • Old Tank: 17.2 mi
  • Forney Jackrabbit: 18.8 mi
  • Whirlwind: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Royse City Calaboose: 1.2 mi
  • Cookston Court: 1.3 mi
  • future abandoned house: 6.3 mi
  • Section of the Rockwall: 9.2 mi
  • The Attic: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Day Use Sites: 8.4 mi
  • Graham Park Pavilion: 16.2 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 20.9 mi
  • picnic tables: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 2
  • Hays Hills: 13.4 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bankhead Highway in Collin County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hays HillsNNW 341°180 m13.4 mi
Breezy HillS 175°165 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:37
June solstice06:1820:0120:38
September equinox07:1418:5119:24
December solstice07:2516:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444856637179838376665546
Precip in2.62.73.53.74.74.11.92.13.14.43.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lavon DAM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402961331

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