Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley
Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Colleyville Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Colleyville Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Colleyville City Park: 0.1 mi
- Colleyville Nature Center: 0.8 mi
- Sparger Park: 0.9 mi
- LD Lockett Park: 1.0 mi
- Imagisphere Childrens Museum: 5.2 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 5.4 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 5.6 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 6.5 mi
- Birdville Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Pleasant Run School: 0.4 mi
- Bidault House: 0.7 mi
- Pleasant Run Baptist Church: 0.8 mi
- Bransford: 0.9 mi
- Riley Cemetery: 1.5 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 2.0 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 2.7 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 2.8 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 4.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 5.6 mi
- Moxley Manor: 2.3 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 8.7 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 8.8 mi
- Racing Rapids: 9.5 mi
- Blue Raider: 9.5 mi
- Weather: 3.0 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 4.8 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 4.9 mi
- Say What You See!: 5.0 mi
- Spice of Life Band: 5.0 mi
- Mount Donwell: 2.5 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 6.4 mi
- Town Common: 7.8 mi
- Flower Mound: 10.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 12.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 12.3 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 16.9 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 15.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 16.2 mi
- Lone Point: 18.7 mi
- Shayhan Point: 20.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Sowers: 10.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 11.7 mi
- La Reunion: 19.5 mi
- Camey Spur: 22.2 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 22.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.1 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 19.4 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 22.5 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | WNW 290° | 264 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | N 352° | 253 m | 18.6 mi |
| Long Point | N 350° | 234 m | 17.7 mi |
| Crawford Hill | N 351° | 231 m | 17.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 333° | 218 m | 2.5 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 337° | 217 m | 7.8 mi |
| Murray Hill | S 189° | 209 m | 16.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 355° | 207 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678235
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