Bilbo Jitney Line, Headquarters Site
Bilbo Jitney Line, Headquarters Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Heights Church of Christ, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Seventh: 1.6 mi
- George Dealey Statue: 1.7 mi
- This Place, Everywhere: 1.8 mi
- Journey to Sirius: 1.8 mi
- Harrow: 1.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.3 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 2.4 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 2.5 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 3.2 mi
- Hattie Rankin Moore Park: 0.4 mi
- Kessler Parkway: 0.5 mi
- Coombs Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
- Fountain Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- West Dallas Gateway Park: 0.8 mi
- Reunion Tower: 1.6 mi
- concrete hamburger: 1.7 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 2.1 mi
- Giant Eye: 2.3 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 2.6 mi
- Western Heights Church of Christ: 0.3 mi
- Western Heights Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Clyde Barrow grave: 0.7 mi
- Samuel David Dealey, Jr.: 1.3 mi
- Trinity Presbyterian Church, USA: 1.3 mi
- Oswald Rooming House Museum: 1.3 mi
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 1.9 mi
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science: 2.0 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 9.0 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 9.4 mi
- La Reunion: 1.5 mi
- Sowers: 9.8 mi
- Lawson: 16.5 mi
- Camey Spur: 21.7 mi
- Nickelville: 24.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 3.6 mi
- Flower Mound: 21.5 mi
- Mount Donwell: 22.2 mi
- Murray Hill: 23.1 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 2.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.7 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 23.6 mi
- McKamy Spring: 13.2 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 21.3 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 14.9 mi
- Muddy Creek: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bilbo Jitney Line, Headquarters Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 297° | 218 m | 22.2 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 248° | 209 m | 23.1 mi |
| Chalk Hill | WSW 241° | 202 m | 3.6 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 322° | 202 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | NW 306° | 180 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582220
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