Preston Road
Preston Road is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flippen Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.1 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.1 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wave: 1.2 mi
- Horse and Rider: 1.2 mi
- Crouching Woman: 1.2 mi
- Spirit's Flight: 1.2 mi
- Figure with Raised Arms: 1.2 mi
- East Dallas Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Live Oak Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 3.2 mi
- Liberty Street Garden: 3.4 mi
- Renee's Garden: 3.4 mi
- Stephen J. Hay School: 1.1 mi
- Highland Park Methodist Church Building: 1.1 mi
- Highland Park Methodist Church: 1.1 mi
- Mark and Maybelle Lemmon House: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Springs: 1.2 mi
- Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Legacy of Love Monument: 1.8 mi
- Katy Trail Caboose: 2.4 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 2.7 mi
- concrete hamburger: 3.2 mi
- Flippen Park: 0.5 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.6 mi
- Fairfax Park: 0.6 mi
- Prather Park: 0.7 mi
- Jester Park: 0.7 mi
- Meadows Museum: 1.2 mi
- Frontiers of Flight Museum: 1.8 mi
- The Samurai Collection: 3.0 mi
- Economy in Action: 3.0 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Center: 3.3 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 2.7 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 10.8 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 6.6 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 21.8 mi
- The Corral: 22.5 mi
- La Reunion: 6.1 mi
- Sowers: 10.8 mi
- Lawson: 16.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 17.5 mi
- Nickelville: 20.4 mi
- Chalk Hill: 8.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 19.6 mi
- Mount Donwell: 22.3 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 23.4 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 24.6 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 23.8 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- McKamy Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Muddy Creek: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Preston Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 285° | 218 m | 22.3 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SW 219° | 202 m | 8.0 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 309° | 202 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | WNW 295° | 180 m | 23.4 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 | 07:27 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582358
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