Elm Fork Bridge
Elm Fork Bridge is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mount Olive stands 255 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Valley Schools, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Historic place in Denton, Denton County, Texas.
Wikidata Q110025562, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Greenbelt Corridor: 2.2 mi
- Leslie Park: 3.2 mi
- Aubrey City Park: 3.2 mi
- Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Elm Fork Unit: 3.3 mi
- Matthew's Park: 3.3 mi
- Green Valley Schools: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Cemetery (HTC Medallion): 2.7 mi
- Aubrey First United Methodist Church: 3.1 mi
- First Christian Church of Aubrey: 3.2 mi
- Aubrey Historic Peanut Factory: 3.3 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 7.5 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 16.4 mi
- Show Barn: 21.0 mi
- Stall Barn: 21.0 mi
- Crayola Experience: 22.6 mi
- November Devil: 8.2 mi
- Carrizo: 8.8 mi
- Shadow Garden: 8.8 mi
- Statue of Diego Velázquez: 8.9 mi
- In High Places: 9.0 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 8.3 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 9.0 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 9.1 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 7.4 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 8.2 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 8.5 mi
- African American Museum: 8.5 mi
- Explorium: 8.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 9.5 mi
- Mount Olive: 11.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.1 mi
- Monarch Hill: 12.2 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 12.6 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 19.9 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 21.0 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 22.4 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- The Corral: 21.3 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 7.1 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 11.6 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.7 mi
- Elizabethtown: 23.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elm Fork Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive | N 350° | 255 m | 11.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 220° | 253 m | 14.1 mi |
| Blue Mound | WSW 255° | 244 m | 9.5 mi |
| Long Point | SW 220° | 234 m | 15.3 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | NNW 343° | 232 m | 17.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 217° | 231 m | 15.4 mi |
| Town Common | SSW 204° | 217 m | 24.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 223° | 207 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pilot Point ISL DU BOI, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/9886760180
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