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Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College)

Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College) from directly overhead

Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Intramural Fields, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.9 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Private university in Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Dates from 1898.

Wikidata Q5211272, matched on coordinates and name (199 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70821, -96.94809

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Intramural Fields: 0.4 mi
  • Mountain Creek Lake Park: 1.8 mi
  • Mountain Creek Lake Park: 1.9 mi
  • Bradshaw Park: 2.3 mi
  • Hendrix Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Illuvia: 4.7 mi
  • Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 6.2 mi
  • Judge Roy Scream: 7.6 mi
  • Batman: The Ride: 7.7 mi
  • Cloud Bouncer: 7.7 mi
Museums
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 5.5 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 5.5 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 5.6 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 5.9 mi
  • Texas Musicians Museum: 7.3 mi
Artworks
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 7
  • Chalk Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Murray Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 19.6 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 20.5 mi
  • Flower Mound: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 6.2 mi
  • Red Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 15.3 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 7.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellNW 318°218 m19.6 mi
Town CommonNW 322°216.71 m24.6 mi
Poverty KnobSW 227°216 m20.5 mi
Murray HillWSW 254°209 m15.5 mi
Chalk HillNE 53°202 m4.2 mi
Flower MoundNNW 342°202 m22.3 mi
Mayor's HillNW 325°180 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582253

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