Rawhide Creek and Park
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
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Monument: 0.1 mi
- Pioneers of Mustang Branch: 0.8 mi
- Marsh Cemetery: 0.9 mi
- Webb Chapel Cemetery: 1.1 mi
- Keenan Cemetery: 1.2 mi
- 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
- The Rose Gardens of Farmers Branch: 1.1 mi
- Jeff Fuller Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Addison Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Zen Garden: 6.5 mi
- Dover Elementary School Garden: 6.7 mi
- 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
- Northaven Trail: 3.9 mi
- gas monkey live: 5.3 mi
- Crayola Experience: 7.1 mi
- Temoc: 8.1 mi
- Topgolf: 8.7 mi
- A W Perry Homestead Museum: 2.1 mi
- AW Perry Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Exhibit Hall: 3.6 mi
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: 3.6 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 6.5 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 8.4 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 10.2 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 13.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 16.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Sowers: 9.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 10.5 mi
- La Reunion: 12.1 mi
- Nickelville: 20.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 24.0 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 16.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 8.1 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | NW 309° | 253 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Point | NW 306° | 234 m | 24.0 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NW 306° | 231 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Donwell | W 267° | 218 m | 17.5 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 281° | 216.71 m | 19.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 313° | 207 m | 24.7 mi |
| Flower Mound | WNW 297° | 202 m | 12.5 mi |
| Chalk Hill | S 184° | 202 m | 13.0 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 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403566597
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