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River Legacy Park

River Legacy Park from directly overhead

River Legacy Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Brushy Mound stands 275 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sloan-Journey Expedition of 1838, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates32.79052, -97.11453

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • J.W. Dunlop Sports Center: 1.3 mi
  • Inspiration Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fossil Park: 1.6 mi
  • Gibbins Park: 1.6 mi
  • The Commons Park: 1.6 mi
Attractions
  • Racing Rapids: 2.7 mi
  • Wahoo Racer: 2.7 mi
  • Blue Raider: 2.7 mi
  • Seawolf: 2.7 mi
  • Atlantic Panic: 2.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves: 14
Peaks: 12
  • Mount Donwell: 9.5 mi
  • Murray Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Mayor's Hill: 13.3 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 13.4 mi
  • Town Common: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 15.0 mi
  • Picnic Outpost: 17.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hawkins Spring: 22.3 mi
  • McKamy Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundSW 220°275 m21.4 mi
Turkey PeakSW 219°266 m22.1 mi
Blue MoundNW 308°264 m17.4 mi
Long PointNNW 347°234 m24.6 mi
Crawford HillNNW 348°231 m24.0 mi
Mount DonwellNNW 338°218 m9.5 mi
Town CommonNNW 338°216.71 m14.8 mi
Poverty KnobSSW 195°216 m20.4 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 solstice07:2816:4917:27

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.

  • Northern Shoveler972 obs
  • Mallard930 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk911 obs
  • Northern Cardinal898 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk798 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird745 obs
  • Pond Slider726 obs
  • Gadwall715 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/547359005

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