The Grapevine Sun
The Grapevine Sun is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tarrant County State Bank Building, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Building at 332 S. Main St. Grapevine, Texas.
Wikidata Q107319645, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Grapevine Springs: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 0.1 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 2.7 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 2.8 mi
- Circling: 3.5 mi
- Liberty Park: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Banyan Park: 0.4 mi
- Cluck Park: 0.4 mi
- Sunshine Harbor Park: 0.7 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 0.2 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 0.5 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 7.2 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 7.3 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 9.4 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 3.1 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 3.2 mi
- Huang Garden: 4.0 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 4.0 mi
- Tarrant County State Bank Building: 0.0 mi
- Sidewalk Judge: 0.1 mi
- Grapevine's Liberty Bell: 0.1 mi
- Torian Log Cabin: 0.1 mi
- Grapevine: 0.1 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 2.8 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 3.0 mi
- Moxley Manor: 7.7 mi
- gas monkey live: 12.1 mi
- Hook's Ship: 12.2 mi
- Flower Mound: 5.4 mi
- Mount Donwell: 5.8 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 6.0 mi
- Town Common: 8.4 mi
- Crawford Hill: 15.1 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 5.6 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 6.7 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 16.1 mi
- Shayhan Point: 15.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 20.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 21.9 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Lone Point: 24.1 mi
- Sowers: 9.1 mi
- Elizabethtown: 12.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 16.4 mi
- La Reunion: 17.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 20.4 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 17.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 21.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 24.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.9 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Grapevine Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 272° | 264 m | 15.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 335° | 253 m | 16.3 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 331° | 234 m | 15.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 332° | 231 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | WSW 256° | 218 m | 5.8 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 295° | 217 m | 8.4 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 200° | 209 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNW 340° | 207 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:04 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grapevine DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678110
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