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Doug Russell Park

Doug Russell Park from directly overhead

Doug Russell Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Berachah Home and Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.72783, -97.11603

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • CAPPA Courtyard: 0.2 mi
  • College Hill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brazos Park: 0.4 mi
  • Janet and Mike Greene Research Quadrangle: 0.4 mi
  • The Green at College Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Dallas Stadium: 1.9 mi
  • Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis District Office: 2.4 mi
  • Esports Stadium Arlington: 2.8 mi
  • Dive Bomber: 2.9 mi
  • Das Stuka: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Peaks: 11
  • Murray Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Donwell: 13.6 mi
  • Poverty Knob: 16.2 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 17.4 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakSW 225°303 m24.1 mi
Brushy MoundSW 228°275 m18.2 mi
Turkey PeakSW 227°266 m18.9 mi
Blue MoundNW 318°264 m20.3 mi
Mount DonwellNNW 345°218 m13.6 mi
Town CommonNNW 343°216.71 m18.8 mi
Poverty KnobSSW 199°216 m16.2 mi
Murray HillSW 222°209 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0819:40
June solstice06:2220:0420:40
September equinox07:1718:5419:27
December solstice07:2816:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454957647281858477665547
Precip in2.73.23.53.34.73.82.52.43.44.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington SIX Flags, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel670 obs
  • Green Anole393 obs
  • American Robin281 obs
  • Pinkladies279 obs
  • Western Honey Bee249 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle228 obs
  • Texas bluebonnet215 obs
  • straggler daisy215 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/309646136

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