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Rawhide Creek and Park

Rawhide Creek and Park from directly overhead

Rawhide Creek and Park is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.2 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1971
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.93328, -96.87545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Rawhide Park: 0.3 mi
  • Showman Park: 0.4 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 0.4 mi
  • Farmers Branch Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Light and Energy: 1.6 mi
  • Golden Hour: 2.3 mi
  • The Water Tower: 2.3 mi
  • The Shepherdess: 2.6 mi
  • Arcadia: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 16
Peaks: 11
  • Flower Mound: 12.5 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 17.4 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 17.5 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 5.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 13.8 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 17.3 mi
  • The Corral: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Beaches: 2
  • Little Elm Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rawhide Creek and Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobNW 309°253 m24.1 mi
Long PointNW 306°234 m24.0 mi
Crawford HillNW 306°231 m23.3 mi
Mount DonwellW 267°218 m17.5 mi
Town CommonWNW 281°216.71 m19.8 mi
Bald KnobNW 313°207 m24.7 mi
Flower MoundWNW 297°202 m12.5 mi
Chalk HillS 184°202 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:40
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403566597

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