Dorris-Brock House
Dorris-Brock House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Banyan Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.5 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025425, matched on coordinates and name (43 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Banyan Park: 0.3 mi
- Cluck Park: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
- Acorn Woods Park: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 0.5 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 0.5 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 2.3 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 2.4 mi
- Circling: 4.0 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 3.6 mi
- Huang Garden: 3.7 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 3.7 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 4.5 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 0.9 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 1.0 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 7.5 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 7.9 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 9.4 mi
- Grapevine Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Grapevine: 0.5 mi
- Torian Log Cabin: 0.5 mi
- Grapevine's Liberty Bell: 0.5 mi
- Sidewalk Judge: 0.5 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 2.4 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 2.6 mi
- Moxley Manor: 8.2 mi
- gas monkey live: 12.4 mi
- Hook's Ship: 12.8 mi
- Flower Mound: 4.7 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 6.0 mi
- Town Common: 8.2 mi
- Crawford Hill: 14.6 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 6.1 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 12.0 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 16.4 mi
- Shayhan Point: 14.9 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 21.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Lone Point: 24.3 mi
- Sowers: 9.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 12.6 mi
- Camey Spur: 16.0 mi
- La Reunion: 18.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 14.0 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 20.8 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 16.5 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.1 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.5 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dorris-Brock House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 269° | 264 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 334° | 253 m | 15.8 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 330° | 234 m | 15.3 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 330° | 231 m | 14.6 mi |
| Mount Donwell | WSW 251° | 218 m | 6.0 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 291° | 217 m | 8.2 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 199° | 209 m | 22.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 339° | 207 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12257256751
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