James Tracy Morehead
James Tracy Morehead is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Grapevine Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cluck Park: 0.5 mi
- Acorn Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Katie's Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Banyan Park: 0.7 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.9 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 0.9 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 0.9 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 1.9 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 2.0 mi
- Circling: 4.2 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
- Huang Garden: 3.4 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 4.0 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 4.1 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 4.9 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 1.2 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 1.4 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 7.5 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 8.2 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 9.6 mi
- Grapevine Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Dorris-Brock House: 0.4 mi
- Grapevine: 0.9 mi
- Grapevine September 11th Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Torian Log Cabin: 0.9 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 2.0 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 2.2 mi
- Moxley Manor: 8.6 mi
- gas monkey live: 12.3 mi
- Hook's Ship: 13.1 mi
- Flower Mound: 4.4 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 5.9 mi
- Mount Donwell: 6.4 mi
- Town Common: 8.3 mi
- Crawford Hill: 14.4 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 5.3 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 5.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 12.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 16.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 20.8 mi
- The Corral: 24.6 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 14.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 21.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Lone Point: 24.7 mi
- Sowers: 9.8 mi
- Elizabethtown: 12.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 15.6 mi
- La Reunion: 18.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.3 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.8 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.6 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James Tracy Morehead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 268° | 264 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 332° | 253 m | 15.6 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 328° | 234 m | 15.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 329° | 231 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Donwell | WSW 249° | 218 m | 6.4 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 288° | 217 m | 8.3 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 200° | 209 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 337° | 207 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
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 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678116
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