Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Pilot Knob stands 253 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thicket, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Plano
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- The Thicket: 0.4 mi
- Andover Park: 0.6 mi
- Davidson Court: 0.6 mi
- Scholars Park: 0.6 mi
- Boulder Park: 0.8 mi
- Crayola Experience: 1.5 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 6.6 mi
- Temoc: 7.3 mi
- Northaven Trail: 10.2 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 12.3 mi
- First Baptist Church, Hebron: 1.6 mi
- Liberty Baptist Church: 2.4 mi
- Baccus Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Bridges Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- The Hedgcoxe War: 3.1 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.8 mi
- Jeremiahs Plot: 6.8 mi
- Addison Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- UT Dallas Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Eco Hub: 7.1 mi
- Leading: 3.9 mi
- Sprout: 3.9 mi
- Balance: 4.0 mi
- Staples: 4.0 mi
- Swimmer: 4.0 mi
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: 5.3 mi
- National Videogame Museum: 6.7 mi
- AW Perry Homestead: 6.7 mi
- A W Perry Homestead Museum: 6.7 mi
- Frisco Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 9.7 mi
- Monarch Hill: 10.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 12.7 mi
- Mayor's Hill: 19.1 mi
- Mount Donwell: 20.9 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- The Corral: 10.4 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 10.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 13.7 mi
- picnic tables: 15.5 mi
- Camey Spur: 2.6 mi
- Sowers: 17.2 mi
- Nickelville: 18.8 mi
- La Reunion: 19.9 mi
- Parris: 20.1 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 9.8 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.0 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 16.2 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 17.6 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 9.5 mi
- McKamy Spring: 9.9 mi
- Shayhan Point: 12.1 mi
- Muddy Creek: 12.3 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Knob | WNW 290° | 253 m | 21.4 mi |
| Long Point | WNW 287° | 234 m | 21.8 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WNW 286° | 231 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | WSW 245° | 218 m | 20.9 mi |
| Town Common | W 259° | 216.71 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 295° | 207 m | 21.4 mi |
| Flower Mound | W 260° | 202 m | 12.7 mi |
| Chalk Hill | S 186° | 202 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:04 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richardson, 7 mi away.
- Hercules' club597 obs
- Quihoui privet419 obs
- green antelopehorns363 obs
- eastern redbud302 obs
- Northern Cardinal279 obs
- purple passionflower270 obs
- Western Soapberry266 obs
- Dakota mock vervain260 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/38113837
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