Eagle Ford Community
Eagle Ford Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Frances Rizo Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Frances Rizo Park: 0.3 mi
- Eladio R. Martinez Park: 0.6 mi
- Bishop Flores Park: 0.6 mi
- Ledbetter-Eagle Ford Park: 1.1 mi
- Emma Carter Park: 1.3 mi
- Trinity Portland Cement Company Cemetery: 0.4 mi
- The Iron Bridge at Eagle Ford Crossing: 1.0 mi
- Kit Community: 2.6 mi
- La Reunion Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- Old Kit Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Forest of Light: 4.5 mi
- Dumna: 4.5 mi
- Donald Wayne Seldin, MD: 4.5 mi
- Plantoir, Blue: 4.5 mi
- Sabras: 4.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.7 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 6.4 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- concrete hamburger: 4.4 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 5.0 mi
- Reunion Tower: 5.5 mi
- gas monkey live: 5.7 mi
- Predator Encounter: 5.8 mi
- Texas Musicians Museum: 3.5 mi
- Oswald Rooming House Museum: 4.9 mi
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum: 5.6 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 5.7 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 4.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 11.1 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Donwell: 18.6 mi
- Flower Mound: 19.0 mi
- Murray Hill: 19.6 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 20.8 mi
- La Reunion: 3.0 mi
- Sowers: 6.2 mi
- Lawson: 20.4 mi
- Camey Spur: 21.6 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 5.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 20.0 mi
- McKamy Spring: 15.1 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.3 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eagle Ford Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 302° | 218 m | 18.6 mi |
| Town Common | NW 310° | 217 m | 23.1 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 243° | 209 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SSE 158° | 202 m | 2.2 mi |
| Flower Mound | NNW 330° | 202 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | NW 312° | 180 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582252
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