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The Hord Log Cabin

The Hord Log Cabin from directly overhead

The Hord Log Cabin is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Westhaven Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic place in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Wikidata Q110023727, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1962
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.71236, -96.89084

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Museums: 52
  • Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 3.0 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 3.0 mi
  • Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 3.0 mi
  • Oswald Rooming House Museum: 5.0 mi
  • International Museum of Cultures: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 6
  • Chalk Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Murray Hill: 18.8 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 21.8 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 23.2 mi
  • Flower Mound: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Cedar Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Red Bluff: 17.1 mi
  • Bluff Overlook: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 16.4 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 12.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Hord Log Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellNW218 m21.8 mi
Poverty KnobSW216 m23.2 mi
Murray HillWSW209 m18.8 mi
Chalk HillN202 m2.3 mi
Flower MoundNNW202 m23.3 mi
Mayor's HillNW180 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2120:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4917:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485159667482868679685749
Precip in2.62.63.63.74.33.91.91.83.04.52.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403582247

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