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Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum

Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum from directly overhead

Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is UTD Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2024-09-24

What to expect

Operated by
University of Texas at Dallas

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.98384, -96.74718

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
  • Temoc: 0.2 mi
  • Liberty Park Tank: 2.2 mi
  • Little Saigon: 5.9 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 6.0 mi
  • Northaven Trail: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Gazebo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Canyon Creek Park: 0.6 mi
  • Campbell Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
  • Point North Park: 0.9 mi
  • Woodland Park: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Museums: 45
Picnic sites: 8
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 11.0 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 11.5 mi
  • The Corral: 11.8 mi
  • Seeligston picnic area: 14.2 mi
  • picnic tables: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Grayhawk Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 16.6 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Flower Mound: 18.7 mi
  • Hays Hills: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Little Elm Beach: 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillSSW 207°202 m18.4 mi
Flower MoundW 277°202 m18.7 mi
Hays HillsENE 58°180 m24.4 mi
Mayor's HillW 269°180 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0619:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2716:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058657381858577675648
Precip in2.83.43.63.55.23.82.22.53.35.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1128100173

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