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Collins Radio Echo 1 Project

Collins Radio Echo 1 Project from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.96030, -96.71106

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Gardens
Museums: 47
Attractions: 44
  • Temoc: 2.8 mi
  • Little Saigon: 3.4 mi
  • Liberty Park Tank: 4.3 mi
  • Topgolf: 6.6 mi
  • Northaven Trail: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 5
  • 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
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 1.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Little Elm Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillSW 215°202 m18.1 mi
Flower MoundW 280°202 m21.0 mi
Hays HillsNE 52°180 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:2716:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657381858577675648
Precip in2.83.43.63.55.23.82.22.53.35.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582369

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