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Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley

Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.88494, -97.15685

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Peaks: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 10
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Group Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundWNW 290°264 m12.0 mi
Pilot KnobN 352°253 m18.6 mi
Long PointN 350°234 m17.7 mi
Crawford HillN 351°231 m17.1 mi
Mount DonwellNNW 333°218 m2.5 mi
Town CommonNNW 337°216.71 m7.8 mi
Murray HillS 189°209 m16.8 mi
Bald KnobN 355°207 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:41
June solstice06:2220:0420:41
September equinox07:1818:5419:27
December solstice07:2816:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647381858578675647
Precip in2.62.73.63.54.73.72.22.13.44.52.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12423678235

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