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Kit Community

Kit Community from directly overhead

Kit Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Kit Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates32.80860, -96.92594

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Trinity View Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fritz Park: 1.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.2 mi
  • Sunrise Park: 1.2 mi
  • Senter Park: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • gas monkey live: 3.9 mi
  • concrete hamburger: 5.4 mi
  • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 6.0 mi
  • Legacy of Love Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Peaks: 6
  • Chalk Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 16.4 mi
  • Flower Mound: 16.4 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Murray Hill: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 7.9 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Little Elm Beach: 24.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • McKamy Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 11.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellWNW 297°218 m16.4 mi
Town CommonNW 307°216.71 m20.6 mi
Murray HillSW 235°209 m19.7 mi
Chalk HillSSE 155°202 m4.8 mi
Flower MoundNNW 330°202 m16.4 mi
Mayor's HillNW 309°180 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0320:40
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582165

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