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Bear Creek Community

Bear Creek Community from directly overhead

Bear Creek Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.81763, -97.00170

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • King Square: 0.1 mi
  • West Park: 0.3 mi
  • Max G. Greiner Environmental Center: 0.3 mi
  • Towne Lake Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wyche Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Batman: The Ride: 5.6 mi
  • Gunslinger: 5.6 mi
  • Boomtown Depot: 5.6 mi
  • Superman: Tower of Power: 5.7 mi
  • Dive Bomber Alley: 5.7 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Chalk Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 12.3 mi
  • Flower Mound: 14.1 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Murray Hill: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 12.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Little Elm Beach: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • McKamy Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWNW 293°264 m22.1 mi
Crawford HillNNW 332°231 m24.5 mi
Mount DonwellNW 304°218 m12.3 mi
Town CommonNW 315°216.71 m16.9 mi
Poverty KnobSSW 209°216 m24.6 mi
Murray HillSW 225°209 m16.7 mi
Chalk HillSE 128°202 m8.2 mi
Flower MoundNNW 344°202 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0420:40
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158667482868679685648
Precip in2.52.83.33.24.83.72.12.22.74.42.52.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dal-ftw Wscmo AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403566550

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