Ponder
Ponder is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Ball Knob Hill stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Remington Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Remington Park: 0.7 mi
- Robson Ranch: 2.7 mi
- Mini Town Park: 5.0 mi
- Harvest Meadows Northpark: 5.5 mi
- Harvest Meadows Park on Harvest Drive: 5.9 mi
- Eakins Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Gregg Ranch: 5.8 mi
- City of Krum: 6.2 mi
- Prairie Mound Cemetery: 6.3 mi
- Johns' Well and Campgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Peterbuilt Truck: 6.5 mi
- Spriki: 7.5 mi
- The Sustaining Arch: 8.3 mi
- The Shield: 8.3 mi
- Scrappy on a bench: 8.3 mi
- Long Point: 5.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.9 mi
- Crawford Hill: 6.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 7.9 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 8.2 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 8.3 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 9.3 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 9.7 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Explorium: 8.2 mi
- African American Museum: 9.0 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 9.2 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 9.7 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 4.0 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 9.3 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 20.6 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 20.6 mi
- Chimney Swift Tower: 21.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 11.2 mi
- Audubon: 21.1 mi
- Rush Creek: 23.9 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 15.3 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 19.3 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 21.0 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.7 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 21.0 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.4 mi
- Shayhan Point: 15.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Wise County Northbound: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ponder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Knob Hill | WNW 304° | 361 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pat Dick Hill | W 263° | 291 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Olive | NNE 32° | 255 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 113° | 253 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NE 40° | 244 m | 7.9 mi |
| Long Point | SE 126° | 234 m | 5.4 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SE 127° | 231 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSE 161° | 218 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:06 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton Municpal AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12389325959
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