The Peters Colony in Tarrant County
The Peters Colony in Tarrant County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Parr Park Butterfly Habitat, a garden 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Parr Park Butterfly Habitat: 0.9 mi
- O'Dell Pollinators Monarch Waystation: 1.5 mi
- Hall's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze: 2.0 mi
- Botanical Garden at Heritage Park: 2.1 mi
- Euless Historic Tree Grove: 4.5 mi
- Park Wood Park: 1.0 mi
- Parr Park: 1.0 mi
- Kimzey Park: 1.4 mi
- Wall-Farrar Park: 1.4 mi
- Central Park: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Easter Cemetery: 1.3 mi
- Nash Farm: 1.9 mi
- Parker Memorial Cemetery: 2.0 mi
- First United Methodist Church Grapevine: 2.2 mi
- Peace Circle: 2.3 mi
- Nash Farm Museum: 1.9 mi
- Grapevine Historic Museum: 2.2 mi
- C.R. Smith Aviation Museum: 6.8 mi
- Roanoke Engine 1: 8.5 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 8.7 mi
- Benjamin Richard Wall: 2.4 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 2.5 mi
- Circling: 4.4 mi
- Round 1 Pin: 5.0 mi
- AMC Grapevine Mills Globe: 5.1 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 5.2 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 5.3 mi
- Moxley Manor: 5.5 mi
- Racing Rapids: 11.2 mi
- Atlantic Panic: 11.2 mi
- Mount Donwell: 3.6 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 5.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 7.0 mi
- Town Common: 7.2 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.9 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 5.4 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 8.8 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 10.3 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 17.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Shayhan Point: 17.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 18.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 19.5 mi
- Lone Point: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Sowers: 9.7 mi
- Elizabethtown: 11.7 mi
- La Reunion: 18.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 18.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 21.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.7 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 22.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 22.0 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Peters Colony in Tarrant County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | W 277° | 264 m | 13.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 343° | 253 m | 16.6 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNW 348° | 244 m | 24.7 mi |
| Long Point | NNW 339° | 234 m | 15.9 mi |
| Crawford Hill | NNW 341° | 231 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Donwell | W 266° | 218 m | 3.6 mi |
| Town Common | NW 310° | 216.71 m | 7.2 mi |
| Murray Hill | SSW 195° | 209 m | 19.8 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 | 17:27 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12423678108
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