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McCree Park

McCree Park from directly overhead

McCree Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 163 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Highlands Elementary School, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
163 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.87047, -96.69950

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
  • Tower of Lace: 4.3 mi
  • Ad Astra: 4.3 mi
  • Five Hammering Men: 4.3 mi
  • Moonbird: 4.3 mi
  • Untitled: 4.3 mi
Museums: 49
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 8
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.7 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 11.3 mi
  • Parkside Food Truck Park: 18.7 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 18.8 mi
  • The Corral: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Chalk Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Flower Mound: 23.5 mi
  • Grayhawk Hill: 24.2 mi
  • Monarch Hill: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 3.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Muddy Creek: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Little Elm Beach: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillSW 232°202 m14.1 mi
Flower MoundWNW 295°202 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:2020:0320:39
September equinox07:1618:5219:25
December solstice07:2616:4717:25

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, 8 mi away.

  • Green Cloverworm Moth277 obs
  • Ailanthus Webworm Moth261 obs
  • Wedgling Moth217 obs
  • Dakota mock vervain213 obs
  • Engelmann daisy213 obs
  • Western Honey Bee194 obs
  • cobaea beardtongue194 obs
  • Celery Leaftier Moth191 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/449249154

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