Marrow Bone Spring
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Marrow Bone Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Marrow Bone Linear Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.3 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Marrow Bone Spring Archeological Site is located in Marrow Bone Spring Park, north of Vandergriff Park, in Arlington, Texas, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 21, 1978.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6773028, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1979
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Marrow Bone Linear Park: 0.0 mi
- Vandergriff Park: 0.4 mi
- Howard "Gumpy" Moore Park: 0.8 mi
- H.A.D. Dunsworth Park: 1.2 mi
- B.C. Barnes Park: 1.3 mi
- Middleton Tate Johnson: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Station Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- First Christian Church: 1.7 mi
- Site of Berachah Home and Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Site of Berachah Home and Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Trần Quốc Tuấn: 1.9 mi
- Boundless: 2.5 mi
- Dream: 2.5 mi
- Spirit of Arbor Daze: 9.5 mi
- Rapture of the Human Spirit: 9.5 mi
- Wellspring on Main: 2.4 mi
- Texas State Museum of History: 2.5 mi
- Texas Air Command Museum: 3.0 mi
- Legends of the Game Baseball Museum: 3.8 mi
- National Medal of Honor Museum: 4.0 mi
- Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 2.9 mi
- Dallas Stadium: 3.3 mi
- Esports Stadium Arlington: 4.1 mi
- Titan: 4.3 mi
- Dive Bomber: 4.3 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.8 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 6.7 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 6.8 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 11.5 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 5.0 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 10.2 mi
- Murray Hill: 6.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 13.3 mi
- Poverty Knob: 14.6 mi
- Mount Donwell: 15.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 17.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 18.7 mi
- Lone Point: 22.5 mi
- Sowers: 11.2 mi
- La Reunion: 15.4 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 6.9 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.9 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 17.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 16.7 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marrow Bone Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Peak | SW 228° | 303 m | 23.0 mi |
| Brushy Knob | SW 227° | 303 m | 25.0 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SW 233° | 275 m | 17.2 mi |
| Turkey Peak | SW 231° | 266 m | 17.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 320° | 264 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 346° | 218 m | 15.3 mi |
| Town Common | NNW 344° | 216.71 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poverty Knob | SSW 202° | 216 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12423678257
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