McCommas Bluff Preserve
McCommas Bluff Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Polinator Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Dallas County
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Woodland Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Pemberton Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- Fireside Park: 1.6 mi
- Crawford Park: 2.0 mi
- Pleasant Grove Stadium: 2.4 mi
- Big Spring: 2.3 mi
- Big Spring: 2.3 mi
- Pleasant Grove Christian Church: 2.7 mi
- Joppee Community: 2.9 mi
- Joppe Community: 2.9 mi
- Texas Star: 6.4 mi
- Love Bugs: 6.5 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 6.7 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 7.2 mi
- Predator Encounter: 7.2 mi
- Texas Woofus: 6.5 mi
- Fiji Sign: 6.6 mi
- Statue of Liberty (mini): 6.7 mi
- Chimp Family: 7.2 mi
- Monkey: 7.2 mi
- Polinator Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kalachandji's Garden: 7.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.3 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 7.8 mi
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 6.5 mi
- African American Museum: 6.7 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 6.9 mi
- Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum: 7.3 mi
- Oswald Rooming House Museum: 8.2 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 0.4 mi
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail: 1.5 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Lawson: 7.8 mi
- La Reunion: 10.0 mi
- Sowers: 19.1 mi
- Crisp: 22.0 mi
- Nickelville: 24.1 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.5 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.6 mi
- Breezy Hill: 24.0 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 7.4 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 14.2 mi
- McKamy Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 22.0 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCommas Bluff Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WNW 286° | 202 m | 11.5 mi |
| Breezy Hill | E 85° | 165 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 131° | 117 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas Redbird AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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