Fred Moore Park
Fred Moore Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Frederick Douglas Moore (1875-1953), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 1.5 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
10-acre, neighborhood park located at 500 S. Bradshaw St. Trail (0.83 miles, concrete) Amenities include: Playgrounds (2) Basketball courts, lighted Softball field Benches and bleachers Bridge Restroom and drinking fountains Grills Stage Fred Moore Eas
What the record says
- Elevation
- 186 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Denton
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Frederick Douglas Moore (1875-1953): 0.1 mi
- St. Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church: 0.1 mi
- Oakwood Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- Frederick Douglas Moore: 0.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Carl Gene Young Sr. Park: 0.3 mi
- MLK Jr. Rec Center Park: 0.4 mi
- Wolff’s Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodrow Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Historical Denton Square: 0.7 mi
- November Devil: 0.6 mi
- Carrizo: 1.3 mi
- UNT Logo: 1.3 mi
- Shadow Garden: 1.3 mi
- Scrappy on a bench: 1.4 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 0.5 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 1.4 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 1.7 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 0.7 mi
- African American Museum: 0.8 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 1.3 mi
- Explorium: 4.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.9 mi
- Blue Mound: 6.2 mi
- Long Point: 7.1 mi
- Crawford Hill: 7.1 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 1.9 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 8.4 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 17.3 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 17.4 mi
- Crayola Experience: 20.8 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 14.5 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 14.8 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 23.8 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- The Corral: 23.5 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 24.4 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 10.7 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 14.6 mi
- Elizabethtown: 15.7 mi
- Camey Spur: 17.7 mi
- Shayhan Point: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fred Moore Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 216° | 264 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mount Olive | N 9° | 255 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SW 228° | 253 m | 5.9 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 314° | 244 m | 6.2 mi |
| Long Point | SW 226° | 234 m | 7.1 mi |
| Terrapin Hill | N 359° | 232 m | 23.5 mi |
| Crawford Hill | SW 220° | 231 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Donwell | S 189° | 218 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:05 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton 2 SE, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel1,207 obs
- Texas Spiny Lizard714 obs
- Western Honey Bee647 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle469 obs
- American Robin458 obs
- Northern Mockingbird418 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle417 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse320 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/130798944
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