John Shelby Wisdom
John Shelby Wisdom is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Climbing Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 11 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Climbing Area: 0.3 mi
- Camp Wisdom: 0.4 mi
- Red Bird Park: 1.0 mi
- Quail Run Park: 1.5 mi
- Lakeside City Park: 1.6 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 10.7 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 10.9 mi
- Seventh: 7.8 mi
- Ostrich: 7.9 mi
- Monkey: 7.9 mi
- Chimp Family: 7.9 mi
- Crocodile: 7.9 mi
- Duncanville: 2.0 mi
- First Christian Church of Duncanville: 2.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Duncanville: 2.3 mi
- Dallas Baptist University (Decatur Baptist College): 2.4 mi
- Music Room: 2.4 mi
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- Illuvia: 5.9 mi
- Predator Encounter: 8.0 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 8.1 mi
- Snake Encounters: 8.3 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 3.5 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 4.1 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 4.1 mi
- Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 4.2 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 5.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 10.8 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 5.3 mi
- Murray Hill: 16.0 mi
- Poverty Knob: 19.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 21.9 mi
- Flower Mound: 24.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 16.9 mi
- La Reunion: 7.2 mi
- Sowers: 11.0 mi
- Lawson: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 8.0 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 12.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 13.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 21.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 6.6 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of John Shelby Wisdom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | NW 320° | 218 m | 21.9 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SW 234° | 216 m | 19.8 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 262° | 209 m | 16.0 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNE 27° | 202 m | 5.3 mi |
| Flower Mound | NNW 341° | 202 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582256
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