Collins Radio Echo 1 Project
Collins Radio Echo 1 Project is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blewett Cemetery, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Blewett Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- First Baptist Church of Richardson: 0.9 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Richardson: 1.1 mi
- Richardson: 1.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church Richardson: 1.3 mi
- Terrace Park: 0.8 mi
- Mark Twain Park: 1.0 mi
- Huffhines Park: 1.1 mi
- Yale Park: 1.2 mi
- Glenville Park: 1.3 mi
- Galatyn Park Art: 1.7 mi
- Heights Rocket: 2.0 mi
- Galatyn Nature Trail Scupltures: 2.1 mi
- Great Potential: 2.7 mi
- UTD Mural: 2.7 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.9 mi
- Dover Elementary School Garden: 3.0 mi
- UT Dallas Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Eco Hub: 3.2 mi
- Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum: 2.7 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 4.1 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 4.2 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 4.2 mi
- Garland Landmark Museum: 5.2 mi
- Temoc: 2.8 mi
- Little Saigon: 3.4 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 4.3 mi
- Topgolf: 6.6 mi
- Northaven Trail: 7.4 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 12.7 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 15.1 mi
- Flagstone Creek Estates HOA Nature Trail: 15.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.8 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 12.5 mi
- The Corral: 13.4 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 14.7 mi
- picnic tables: 14.9 mi
- Nickelville: 11.3 mi
- Camey Spur: 12.0 mi
- La Reunion: 16.3 mi
- Sowers: 18.6 mi
- Biggers: 18.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 18.1 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 18.4 mi
- Monarch Hill: 19.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 21.0 mi
- Hays Hills: 23.6 mi
- McKamy Spring: 1.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Muddy Creek: 9.6 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.4 mi
- Shayhan Point: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Collins Radio Echo 1 Project. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SW 215° | 202 m | 18.1 mi |
| Flower Mound | W 280° | 202 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hays Hills | NE 52° | 180 m | 23.6 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 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582369
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