Carroll School
Carroll School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Absalom H. Chivers Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- McPherson Park: 0.6 mi
- The Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Rustin Park: 0.8 mi
- Summit Park: 0.9 mi
- Central Park: 1.0 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 3.1 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 3.4 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 6.3 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 9.3 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 9.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 3.2 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 3.3 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 3.9 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 4.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 3.4 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 3.4 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 5.2 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 5.3 mi
- Say What You See!: 5.6 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 5.3 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 5.4 mi
- Moxley Manor: 7.3 mi
- Racing Rapids: 13.6 mi
- Atlantic Panic: 13.6 mi
- Absalom H. Chivers Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- White's Chapel Cemetery: 1.4 mi
- Dove Community: 1.4 mi
- White's Chapel United Methodist Church: 1.4 mi
- Hood Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 3.5 mi
- Town Common: 5.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 5.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.7 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 8.1 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 12.7 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 19.4 mi
- Shayhan Point: 15.5 mi
- Inspiration Point: 19.7 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 20.7 mi
- Lone Point: 21.5 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 9.5 mi
- Sowers: 12.0 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.4 mi
- La Reunion: 21.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 23.6 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 17.8 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 21.4 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 23.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 23.1 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carroll School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 267° | 264 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 345° | 253 m | 14.1 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 341° | 234 m | 13.4 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 342° | 231 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SW 224° | 218 m | 3.5 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 299° | 217 m | 5.0 mi |
| Murray Hill | S 191° | 209 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 349° | 207 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423642065
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