Union Bower Community
Union Bower Community is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.4 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2005
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunrise Park: 0.9 mi
- Trinity View Park: 1.5 mi
- Rose Meadows Neighborhood Park: 1.9 mi
- L.B. Houston Nature Area: 2.2 mi
- Nichols Park: 2.4 mi
- Mustangs at Las Colinas: 3.3 mi
- Contrails, Stainless Steel, 2017: 3.6 mi
- Undulating X: 3.8 mi
- Forest of Light: 3.8 mi
- Dumna: 4.0 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jerry Taylor Memorial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Jeff Fuller Rose Garden: 6.2 mi
- The Rose Gardens of Farmers Branch: 6.5 mi
- Nasher Sculpture Garden: 6.8 mi
- Kit Community: 1.9 mi
- Old Kit Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- First Baptist Church of Irving: 2.7 mi
- Schulze House: 2.8 mi
- Joffre-Gilbert House: 2.8 mi
- gas monkey live: 2.0 mi
- concrete hamburger: 4.9 mi
- Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 5.3 mi
- Legacy of Love Monument: 5.9 mi
- Frank H. Caven Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Texas Musicians Museum: 2.5 mi
- Frontiers of Flight Museum: 4.2 mi
- Exhibit Hall: 4.5 mi
- Boy Scouts of America National Museum: 5.3 mi
- Jackie Townsell Bear Creek Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 3.8 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 6.0 mi
- Flower Mound: 15.8 mi
- Mount Donwell: 16.8 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 18.4 mi
- Town Common: 20.7 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 8.1 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.3 mi
- The Corral: 24.7 mi
- Sowers: 4.9 mi
- La Reunion: 5.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 17.8 mi
- Lawson: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 21.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Shayhan Point: 23.3 mi
- McKamy Spring: 12.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 24.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 15.6 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 22.8 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Muddy Creek: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Bower Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Donwell | WNW 291° | 218 m | 16.8 mi |
| Town Common | WNW 302° | 217 m | 20.7 mi |
| Murray Hill | SW 234° | 209 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chalk Hill | S 171° | 202 m | 6.0 mi |
| Flower Mound | NW 324° | 202 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | WNW 304° | 180 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582164
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