Buckner Log Cabin
Buckner Log Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckner Baptist Children's Home, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Wikidata Q110023703, matched on coordinates and name (112 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckner Baptist Children's Home: 0.1 mi
- Site of Peacock Military Academy: 1.5 mi
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery: 1.7 mi
- W. W. Glover Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Pleasant Mound "Public" Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Everglade Park: 0.9 mi
- Lakeland Hills Park: 1.2 mi
- Urbandale Park: 1.3 mi
- Hillview Park: 1.5 mi
- Urban Park: 1.5 mi
- Pecan Grove: 3.0 mi
- All American Selections Trial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Linda's Pocket Garden: 3.0 mi
- Val Late Garden of Memories: 3.0 mi
- Nancy Rutchik Red Maple Rill: 3.0 mi
- Cissy Thomsen Welcoming Water Wall: 3.0 mi
- The Barbara and Bob Bigham Scenic Overlook: 3.0 mi
- Water Walls: 3.0 mi
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 3.0 mi
- DeGolyer Commons: 3.0 mi
- Texas Woofus: 4.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty (mini): 4.6 mi
- Natural Encounter: 5.1 mi
- Deep Ellumphants: 5.3 mi
- Don't Pannek: 5.5 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 6.0 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail: 7.2 mi
- Lawson: 9.1 mi
- La Reunion: 10.3 mi
- Sowers: 18.1 mi
- Nickelville: 18.2 mi
- Camey Spur: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 8.5 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.4 mi
- Day Use Sites: 22.1 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.3 mi
- Chalk Hill: 12.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 21.7 mi
- Breezy Hill: 23.3 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- McKamy Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Muddy Creek: 20.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckner Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WSW 256° | 202 m | 12.4 mi |
| Breezy Hill | E 100° | 165 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 145° | 117 m | 21.7 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 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582305
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