Cedar Hill State Park
Cedar Hill State Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 15 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Elevation
- 177 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Penn Farm Agricultural Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Illuvia: 6.4 mi
- Snake Encounters: 10.4 mi
- Judge Roy Scream: 10.6 mi
- Security Checkpoint & Front Gate: 10.7 mi
- Estes Park: 1.6 mi
- Community Center Park: 1.9 mi
- Lynn Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- J W Williams Park: 2.3 mi
- Ramsey Park: 2.4 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Cedar Hill: 2.6 mi
- Roberts House, Dr. R. A.: 2.8 mi
- City of Cedar Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery: 3.8 mi
- Little Bethel Cemetery: 4.1 mi
- Cedar Hill Museum of History: 2.9 mi
- International Museum of Cultures: 5.5 mi
- Texas Air Command Museum: 6.6 mi
- Fred and Barbara Clark Telling Restoration Hangar: 9.0 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 9.0 mi
- Fish Creek Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Ruthe Jackson Outdoor Garden: 5.9 mi
- Marti Van Ravenswaay Garden Entrance: 13.9 mi
- Lake Park Neighborhood Entrance: 13.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 14.0 mi
- Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Ridge Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 12.5 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.0 mi
- Murray Hill: 12.4 mi
- Poverty Knob: 14.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 21.0 mi
- Turkey Peak: 21.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 13.7 mi
- La Reunion: 12.9 mi
- Sowers: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 13.5 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 18.0 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 8.7 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Hill State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Mound | WSW 259° | 275 m | 21.0 mi |
| Turkey Peak | WSW 256° | 266 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mount Donwell | NNW 333° | 218 m | 23.5 mi |
| Poverty Knob | WSW 239° | 216 m | 14.3 mi |
| Murray Hill | W 280° | 209 m | 12.4 mi |
| Chalk Hill | NNE 34° | 202 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JOE Pool Lake, 2 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal364 obs
- Texas bluebonnet284 obs
- American Crow272 obs
- Yellow Garden Spider234 obs
- Texas Spiny Lizard217 obs
- Dakota mock vervain210 obs
- American basketflower204 obs
- Hackberry Emperor194 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/28662624
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