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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 MoundWNW264 m22.1 mi
Crawford HillNNW231 m24.5 mi
Mount DonwellNW218 m12.3 mi
Town CommonNW217 m16.9 mi
Poverty KnobSSW216 m24.6 mi
Murray HillSW209 m16.7 mi
Chalk HillSE202 m8.2 mi
Flower MoundNNW202 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 50–80 °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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