Lewisville Prehistoric Site
Lewisville Prehistoric Site is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Group Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Lubke Community Organic Garden: 0.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 3.5 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 4.7 mi
- Huang Garden: 7.3 mi
- Zen Garden: 9.3 mi
- Civitas: 2.5 mi
- The Tribute Rock Snake: 5.0 mi
- Leo the Lion: 7.2 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 7.7 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 7.9 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 7.5 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 7.7 mi
- Crayola Experience: 9.5 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 14.2 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 14.8 mi
- Smith Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Milliken House: 1.5 mi
- Old Hall Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- McCurley Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Wayne Frady Park: 1.5 mi
- Wayne Ferguson Plaza: 1.5 mi
- Lewisville Greenbelt Park: 1.8 mi
- Lewisville Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- AW Perry Homestead: 9.5 mi
- A W Perry Homestead Museum: 9.5 mi
- National Videogame Museum: 10.4 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 10.6 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 10.8 mi
- Flower Mound: 5.7 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 10.4 mi
- Monarch Hill: 11.3 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 12.1 mi
- Crawford Hill: 12.9 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 3.7 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 10.4 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 14.8 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 19.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- The Corral: 16.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 16.8 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 17.1 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 22.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 7.9 mi
- Sowers: 16.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 16.8 mi
- La Reunion: 22.8 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 6.7 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 23.7 mi
- Shayhan Point: 6.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 17.3 mi
- Muddy Creek: 20.2 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lewisville Prehistoric Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 295° | 253 m | 13.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 319° | 244 m | 18.4 mi |
| Long Point | WNW 291° | 234 m | 13.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WNW 289° | 231 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SW 226° | 218 m | 14.9 mi |
| Town Common | WSW 246° | 217 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 304° | 207 m | 13.5 mi |
| Flower Mound | SW 229° | 202 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:48 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12389325969
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