Historic site · Texas
Big Spring
Big Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west, 10 miles off. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates32.72956, -96.71876
- 10.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Big Spring: 0.0 mi
- Joppee Community: 1.7 mi
- Joppe Community: 1.7 mi
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church: 2.4 mi
- Lincoln High School: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Guard Park: 0.7 mi
- Pemberton Hill Park: 1.0 mi
- Devon Park: 1.0 mi
- Rochester Park: 1.4 mi
- South Central Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 60
- Polinator Garden: 2.0 mi
- Kalachandji's Garden: 4.8 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Renee's Garden: 5.5 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Texas Star: 4.0 mi
- Love Bugs: 4.1 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 4.9 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 5.6 mi
- Predator Encounter: 5.6 mi
Artworks
- Texas Woofus: 4.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty (mini): 4.4 mi
- Fiji Sign: 4.9 mi
- Deep Ellumphants: 5.1 mi
- Don't Pannek: 5.1 mi
Museums: 45
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 4.2 mi
- African American Museum: 4.3 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 4.6 mi
- Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art: 6.2 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Center: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Big Spring Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 1.9 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 2.2 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- La Reunion: 8.3 mi
- Lawson: 9.1 mi
- Sowers: 17.2 mi
- Nickelville: 22.8 mi
- Crisp: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Outpost: 5.8 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 2
- Chalk Hill: 10.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
- McKamy Spring: 14.7 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cedar Bluff: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | W 276° | 202 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 134° | 117 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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