Fort Worth Zoological Park
Fort Worth Zoological Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is World of Primates, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q5472415, matched on coordinates and name (62 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- World of Primates: 0.1 mi
- Elephant: 0.1 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 0.6 mi
- Lower Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
- Republic of Texas Garden: 0.9 mi
- Forest Park: 0.2 mi
- Tillery Park: 0.3 mi
- Trinity trails: 0.3 mi
- Log Cabin Village: 0.4 mi
- Newby Park: 0.8 mi
- Westbrook Estate: 0.3 mi
- Texas Log Cabins: 0.4 mi
- Thomas G. & Marjorie Shaw House: 0.4 mi
- Rogers-O'Daniel House: 0.6 mi
- Vinnedge-Loicano House: 0.9 mi
- Horned Frog Statue: 1.0 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 1.8 mi
- Peleton: 2.0 mi
- Recess: 2.2 mi
- Nature’s Essence: 2.2 mi
- Deborah Beggs Moncrief Garden Center: 1.3 mi
- Botanical Research Institute of Texas: 1.3 mi
- Van Zandt Cottage: 1.4 mi
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- Cattle Raisers Museum: 1.6 mi
- Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Rock Springs Garden: 0.9 mi
- Compost Outpost: 0.9 mi
- Backyard Vegetable Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rose Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Horsehoe Garden: 1.0 mi
- Murray Hill: 10.4 mi
- Brushy Mound: 11.8 mi
- Turkey Peak: 12.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 15.3 mi
- Caddo Peak: 17.0 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 15.6 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 16.2 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 22.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 6.0 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 8.8 mi
- Lone Point: 9.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 13.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 21.1 mi
- Sowers: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Worth Zoological Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 257° | 344 m | 23.1 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | W 264° | 330 m | 18.6 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 270° | 324 m | 22.2 mi |
| Nebo Mountain | WSW 251° | 316 m | 24.8 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 190° | 303 m | 17.0 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SSW 192° | 303 m | 19.0 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 312° | 278 m | 20.1 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 178° | 275 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–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 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth NAS, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12423678154
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