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Civic Garden

Civic Garden from directly overhead

Civic Garden is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Mount Donwell stands 218 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Original Site of Neiman-Marcus, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates32.77967, -96.80229

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rosa Parks Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • AT&T Discovery District: 0.1 mi
  • Pegasus Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Founders Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Lubben Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Giant Eye: 0.3 mi
  • Reunion Tower: 0.5 mi
  • Katy Trail Caboose: 1.5 mi
  • Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament: 1.9 mi
  • Legacy of Love Monument: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Outpost: 2.9 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 6.1 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Chalk Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Flower Mound: 22.4 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • McKamy Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Hawkins Spring: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DonwellWNW 294°218 m23.7 mi
Chalk HillWSW 245°202 m5.6 mi
Flower MoundNW 317°202 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2616:4817:26

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, 5 mi away.

  • Lincoln's Sparrow425 obs
  • Mallard423 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle402 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow370 obs
  • White-winged Dove345 obs
  • Ovenbird244 obs
  • Rock Pigeon199 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat178 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/179915270

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