Cross Timbers
Cross Timbers is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Brantley Hinshaw Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 10 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 2.1 mi
- Dream: 4.5 mi
- Boundless: 4.5 mi
- Tommy's Cow: 10.4 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 10.4 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 10.0 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 10.1 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Texas Air Command Museum: 3.0 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 4.5 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 4.6 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 4.8 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 5.5 mi
- Illuvia: 1.5 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 4.4 mi
- Security Checkpoint & Front Gate: 4.5 mi
- La Fiesta de las Tazas: 4.5 mi
- El Sombrero: 4.5 mi
- Brantley Hinshaw Park: 1.3 mi
- Grand Central Park: 1.5 mi
- Carl Knox Jr. Park: 2.2 mi
- Senior Center Park: 2.2 mi
- Bob Cook Park: 2.2 mi
- Friday House: 3.1 mi
- Livestone Lodge No. 152, F. & A. M.: 3.4 mi
- Amber Hagerman Memorial: 3.5 mi
- First Christian Church: 3.6 mi
- Marrow Bone Spring: 3.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 7.1 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Murray Hill: 9.4 mi
- Chalk Hill: 10.1 mi
- Poverty Knob: 15.7 mi
- Mount Donwell: 17.2 mi
- Brushy Mound: 19.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 6.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Inspiration Point: 22.3 mi
- Sowers: 10.1 mi
- La Reunion: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 14.0 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 15.4 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 4.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 14.6 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cross Timbers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 241° | 275 m | 19.8 mi |
| Turkey Peak | WSW 239° | 266 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 315° | 264 m | 24.7 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 335° | 218 m | 17.2 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 336° | 217 m | 22.5 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 215° | 216 m | 15.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 250° | 209 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chalk Hill | ENE 68° | 202 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678117
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