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City of Cedar Hill

City of Cedar Hill from directly overhead

City of Cedar Hill is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Hill Museum of History, a museum 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Dallas and Ellis counties in Texas, United States

Dates from 1846.

Wikidata Q976904, matched on coordinates and name (171 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.58982, -96.94744

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Crawford Park: 0.6 mi
  • Virginia Weaver Park: 0.8 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.9 mi
  • Parkerville Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 52
Museums: 44
  • Cedar Hill Museum of History: 0.4 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 3.9 mi
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 7.9 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 7.9 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Peaks: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 2.6 mi
  • Red Bluff: 10.8 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 5.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of City of Cedar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundW 264°275 m23.5 mi
Turkey PeakW 262°266 m23.8 mi
Poverty KnobWSW 249°216 m16.1 mi
Murray HillWNW 284°209 m15.4 mi
Chalk HillNNE 17°202 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657280848578675648
Precip in2.73.03.83.74.74.22.32.43.15.03.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582267

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