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Grand Prairie Airfield

Grand Prairie Airfield from directly overhead

Grand Prairie Airfield is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1998
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.73758, -97.01784

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Nance-James Park: 0.8 mi
  • Jennifer McFalls Park: 0.8 mi
  • City Hall Plaza: 0.9 mi
  • Market Square: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 10
  • Chalk Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Murray Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 15.5 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Flower Mound: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Outpost: 11.6 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 17.4 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Prairie Airfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundWSW 237°275 m23.1 mi
Turkey PeakSW 235°266 m23.7 mi
Blue MoundNW 306°264 m24.1 mi
Mount DonwellNW 324°218 m15.5 mi
Town CommonNNW 327°216.71 m20.6 mi
Poverty KnobSW 214°216 m19.4 mi
Murray HillWSW 240°209 m12.6 mi
Chalk HillE 86°202 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0420:40
September equinox07:1718:5419:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647281858477665547
Precip in2.73.23.53.34.73.82.52.43.44.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582255

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