Grand Prairie Airfield
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
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Livestone Lodge No. 152, F. & A. M.: 0.6 mi
- Dr. H. V. Copeland Home: 0.8 mi
- Southland Cemetery, Old: 0.9 mi
- Avion Village: 1.5 mi
- P.A. Watson Cemetery: 3.1 mi
- Illuvia: 2.6 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 3.1 mi
- Batman: The Ride: 3.2 mi
- Cloud Bouncer: 3.2 mi
- Boomtown Depot: 3.2 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 2.8 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 8.0 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 9.5 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 3.8 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 4.1 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 5.3 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 6.5 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 4.2 mi
- Dream: 5.1 mi
- Boundless: 5.2 mi
- Tommy's Cow: 6.8 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 8.2 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 9.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Cedar Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 12.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 23.4 mi
- Sowers: 6.5 mi
- La Reunion: 9.5 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 11.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 17.4 mi
- McKamy Spring: 21.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 7.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 237° | 275 m | 23.1 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 235° | 266 m | 23.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 306° | 264 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NW 324° | 218 m | 15.5 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 327° | 216.71 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 214° | 216 m | 19.4 mi |
| Murray Hill | WSW 240° | 209 m | 12.6 mi |
| Chalk Hill | E 86° | 202 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403582255
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