Buckhorn Park
Buckhorn Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Flower Mound stands 202 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheyenne Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 226 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Plano Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Cheyenne Park: 0.9 mi
- Preston Meadow Park: 1.1 mi
- Horseshoe Park: 1.1 mi
- Lone Star Park: 1.1 mi
- Caddo Park: 1.1 mi
- Jeremiahs Plot: 1.7 mi
- Veg Garden: 2.5 mi
- Flower Garden: 2.5 mi
- Eco Hub: 3.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 4.1 mi
- Plano Veterans Vietnam Memorial: 1.7 mi
- The Ammie Wilson House: 2.5 mi
- Liberty Baptist Church: 3.5 mi
- Aldridge House: 3.7 mi
- Plano High School and Gymnasium: 3.7 mi
- Jack S. Kilby: 4.0 mi
- Love Jack: 4.1 mi
- Patio Mural: 4.1 mi
- Big Bend: 4.2 mi
- Great Potential: 4.3 mi
- Heritage Farmstead Museum: 2.5 mi
- Interurban Railway Museum: 3.8 mi
- North Texas Masonic Historical Museum & Library: 3.9 mi
- Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum: 4.4 mi
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum: 6.6 mi
- Liberty Park Tank: 2.3 mi
- Temoc: 4.3 mi
- Crayola Experience: 4.4 mi
- Southfork Ranch: 8.7 mi
- Little Saigon: 10.0 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.8 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 15.0 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 16.7 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 7.2 mi
- The Corral: 7.7 mi
- picnic tables: 11.4 mi
- Seeligston picnic area: 11.4 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Camey Spur: 6.2 mi
- Nickelville: 13.5 mi
- Biggers: 16.2 mi
- Parris: 16.9 mi
- Sowers: 20.1 mi
- Grayhawk Hill: 11.9 mi
- Monarch Hill: 12.5 mi
- Flower Mound: 17.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 22.1 mi
- Hays Hills: 23.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 7.3 mi
- Muddy Creek: 7.3 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 13.4 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Shayhan Point: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckhorn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Mound | W 263° | 202 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SSW 200° | 202 m | 22.1 mi |
| Hays Hills | ENE 68° | 180 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mayor's Hill | W 259° | 180 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:03 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
- Green Anole88 obs
- Western Honey Bee83 obs
- upright prairie coneflower77 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel67 obs
- Mallard64 obs
- Northern Mockingbird57 obs
- Eastern Cottontail57 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad57 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/288927122
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