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California Crossing

California Crossing from directly overhead

California Crossing is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Long Point stands 234 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is California Crossing Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates32.87040, -96.92708

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • California Crossing Park: 0.5 mi
  • Elm Fork Gun Club: 0.5 mi
  • Opitz Park: 0.6 mi
  • William Square Park: 0.7 mi
  • Levy Event Plaza: 0.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
Museums: 58
Nature reserves: 16
Peaks: 10
  • Chalk Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Flower Mound: 12.9 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 14.8 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 15.9 mi
  • Town Common: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 11.0 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.5 mi
  • The Corral: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Little Elm Beach: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long PointNW 318°234 m24.7 mi
Crawford HillNW 318°231 m24.0 mi
Mount DonwellWNW 283°218 m14.8 mi
Town CommonWNW 297°216.71 m18.3 mi
Murray HillSW 226°209 m22.4 mi
Chalk HillSSE 166°202 m8.9 mi
Flower MoundNW 321°202 m12.9 mi
Mayor's HillWNW 298°180 m15.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:2120:0320:40
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:2716:4817:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677583878780695850
Precip in2.62.83.53.14.63.81.72.23.14.82.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard102 obs
  • Blue-fronted Dancer98 obs
  • Cedar Elm91 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird86 obs
  • Great Egret81 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant70 obs
  • Great Blue Heron67 obs
  • American Coot60 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/473667666

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