Historic site · Texas
McKamy Spring
McKamy Spring is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Coordinates32.94214, -96.73567
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- McKamy Spring Park: 0.0 mi
- Wheeler School: 0.3 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Richardson: 0.8 mi
- First United Methodist Church Richardson: 1.0 mi
- Floyd Pioneer Cemetery: 1.2 mi
Parks
- McKamy Park: 0.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Villas of Buckingham Park: 0.5 mi
- Ruth Young Park: 0.6 mi
- The Falls Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Dover Elementary School Garden: 1.4 mi
- Creekside Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- UT Dallas Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.3 mi
- Eco Hub: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Heights Rocket: 1.5 mi
- UTD Mural: 3.0 mi
- Wise: 3.0 mi
- Great Potential: 3.0 mi
- Big Bend: 3.1 mi
Attractions
- Temoc: 3.1 mi
- Little Saigon: 3.5 mi
- Topgolf: 5.1 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 5.1 mi
- Northaven Trail: 5.6 mi
Museums: 49
- Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum: 3.0 mi
- Play Street Museum: 4.6 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 5.3 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 5.7 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 10.3 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 10.9 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.9 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 13.8 mi
- The Corral: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 14.7 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Camey Spur: 12.1 mi
- Nickelville: 13.1 mi
- La Reunion: 14.5 mi
- Sowers: 16.8 mi
- Lawson: 19.3 mi
Peaks: 4
- Chalk Hill: 16.3 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 18.8 mi
- Monarch Hill: 19.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
- McKamy Spring: 0.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Muddy Creek: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Little Elm Beach: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Shayhan Point: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKamy Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | SSW 213° | 202 m | 16.3 mi |
| Flower Mound | WNW 285° | 202 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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