Colonel William G. Cooke
Colonel William G. Cooke is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Pollinator Garden: 0.2 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 2.8 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 3.3 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 3.6 mi
- Halperin Park: 0.2 mi
- Turner Plaza Park: 0.4 mi
- Tama Park: 0.5 mi
- Fiji Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Fiji Park: 0.7 mi
- Armadillo: 0.2 mi
- Kangaroo: 0.2 mi
- Elephant: 0.3 mi
- Gorilla Family: 0.4 mi
- Crocodile: 0.4 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 0.2 mi
- Predator Encounter: 0.3 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 0.8 mi
- Reunion Tower: 2.3 mi
- Giant Eye: 2.8 mi
- Dallas Zoo: 0.3 mi
- Oak Cliff United Methodist Church: 0.4 mi
- Officer J.D. Tippit: 0.5 mi
- W. H. Adamson High School: 0.7 mi
- Cliff Temple Baptist Church: 0.7 mi
- Oswald Rooming House Museum: 1.1 mi
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 2.6 mi
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: 2.7 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 2.8 mi
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science: 3.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 5.3 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 6.9 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 4.5 mi
- Murray Hill: 23.7 mi
- Flower Mound: 23.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 24.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.6 mi
- La Reunion: 2.8 mi
- Sowers: 11.9 mi
- Lawson: 14.6 mi
- Camey Spur: 23.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.0 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 24.4 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 0.3 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 8.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.1 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colonel William G. Cooke. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 300° | 218 m | 24.4 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 254° | 209 m | 23.7 mi |
| Chalk Hill | W 273° | 202 m | 4.5 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 322° | 202 m | 23.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 126° | 117 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13971422759
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