Old City Park
Old City Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Log Cabin, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Dallas County, Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, United States of America; geonames ID = 4684928.
Wikidata Q49481717, matched on coordinates and name (63 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowler Hat Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Art Hotel Gallery: 0.4 mi
- Three Forms Vertebrae: 0.6 mi
- Deep Ellum Knight: 0.6 mi
- Panda: 0.6 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 0.6 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 1.2 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Renee's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Giant Eye: 0.8 mi
- Reunion Tower: 1.2 mi
- Love Bugs: 1.7 mi
- Texas Star: 1.7 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 1.9 mi
- Samuell Beaumont Park: 0.0 mi
- Harwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Main Street Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
- AT&T Discovery District: 0.8 mi
- Miller Log Cabin: 0.0 mi
- Millermore: 0.1 mi
- Cherokees in Dallas: 0.1 mi
- Browder Springs: 0.1 mi
- General Richard M. Gano House: 0.1 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 4.3 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 6.8 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.2 mi
- La Reunion: 4.1 mi
- Sowers: 12.4 mi
- Lawson: 13.8 mi
- Camey Spur: 21.9 mi
- Nickelville: 22.7 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.2 mi
- Flower Mound: 23.3 mi
- Mount Donwell: 24.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 2.8 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 7.0 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 12.1 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 22.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.4 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.2 mi
- Muddy Creek: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old City Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 294° | 218 m | 24.7 mi |
| Chalk Hill | WSW 253° | 202 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 316° | 202 m | 23.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 132° | 117 m | 24.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403582339
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