Dr. James Lee Dickey
Dr. James Lee Dickey is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Martin Hill stands 284 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Southeast Burkett Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Southeast Burkett Street Park: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Square: 0.2 mi
- East Fourth Street Park: 0.3 mi
- East Third Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Burkett Street Park: 0.3 mi
- First Baptist Church: 0.2 mi
- Tex Avery: 0.3 mi
- City of Taylor: 0.3 mi
- Bill Pickett: 0.3 mi
- Preslar-Hewitt Building: 0.3 mi
- Taylor Liberty Garden: 0.9 mi
- Unity Park Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Laura Kuykendall Garden: 15.9 mi
- Southwestern University Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Native Texas Plants Garden: 16.1 mi
- Bill Picket: 0.3 mi
- The Hutto Hippo: 8.7 mi
- Rhinoceros statue: 14.0 mi
- Termite mound sculpture: 14.0 mi
- Zebra statue: 14.0 mi
- San Gabriel Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Granger Wildlife Management Area: 8.0 mi
- Willis Creek Wildlife Area: 9.3 mi
- Pecan Grove Wildlife Area: 9.7 mi
- Sore Finger Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- The Dan Moody Museum Home & Garden: 0.4 mi
- Coupland Museum: 6.0 mi
- Coupland Depot Museum: 7.8 mi
- Bohls House: 15.0 mi
- Elgin Depot Museum: 15.7 mi
- Jaecks Hill: 9.9 mi
- Queen Hill: 11.0 mi
- Rabbit Hill: 15.3 mi
- Clay Hill: 18.8 mi
- Martin Hill: 19.4 mi
- Palm Valley: 13.0 mi
- New Sweden: 13.0 mi
- Donahoe: 17.4 mi
- Nile: 19.2 mi
- Bryant Station: 22.9 mi
- Inner Space Cavern: 17.0 mi
- Abandoned zoo cage: 20.2 mi
- Client Innovation Center: 21.9 mi
- Austin Table Tennis Association: 23.6 mi
- Comanche Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Fern Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 20.7 mi
- Bell County Northbound Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. James Lee Dickey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hill | WSW 246° | 284 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | W 277° | 263 m | 15.3 mi |
| Yegua Benchmark | SE 141° | 232 m | 20.3 mi |
| Queen Hill | NW 309° | 227 m | 11.0 mi |
| Yegua Knobbs | SE 142° | 225 m | 20.8 mi |
| Jaecks Hill | WSW 240° | 214 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 214° | 205 m | 19.8 mi |
| Clay Hill | SE 124° | 138 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:10 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:57 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor 1NW, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12454148883
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