Saint Francis Park
Saint Francis Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 132 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren Angus Ferris Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Elevation
- 132 m
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Warren Angus Ferris Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- White Rock Dam, Reservoir and Park: 1.0 mi
- DeGolyer House: 1.1 mi
- White Rock Pump Station: 1.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2896: 1.5 mi
- Trinity River Watershed: 0.5 mi
- White Rock Hills Park: 0.5 mi
- Lakeland Hills Park: 0.8 mi
- Casa Linda Park: 1.0 mi
- Lakewood Flats Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Cissy Thomsen Welcoming Water Wall: 1.0 mi
- The Barbara and Bob Bigham Scenic Overlook: 1.0 mi
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
- DeGolyer Pergola: 1.1 mi
- DeGolyer Commons: 1.1 mi
- Pecan Grove: 1.0 mi
- All American Selections Trial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Linda's Pocket Garden: 1.0 mi
- Val Late Garden of Memories: 1.0 mi
- Eugenia Leftwich Palmer Fern Dell: 1.0 mi
- Texas Woofus: 3.5 mi
- Statue of Liberty (mini): 3.6 mi
- Natural Encounter: 3.7 mi
- Deep Ellumphants: 4.2 mi
- The Godfathers of Deep Ellum: 4.3 mi
- White Rock Bath House Cultural Center: 2.2 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 3.8 mi
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 3.8 mi
- African American Museum: 3.8 mi
- Meadows Museum: 4.8 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 7.2 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 7.7 mi
- UT Southwestern Medical Center Rookery: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 7.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 9.5 mi
- Day Use Sites: 22.0 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 22.9 mi
- The Corral: 23.8 mi
- La Reunion: 9.3 mi
- Lawson: 11.2 mi
- Sowers: 16.4 mi
- Nickelville: 17.8 mi
- Camey Spur: 20.9 mi
- Chalk Hill: 11.4 mi
- Sand Hill: 23.6 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 3.0 mi
- McKamy Spring: 9.3 mi
- Muddy Creek: 19.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Francis Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WSW 247° | 202 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | SE 144° | 117 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:02 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas FAA AP, 8 mi away.
- Mallard897 obs
- Wood Duck745 obs
- American White Pelican709 obs
- Pond Slider622 obs
- American Coot594 obs
- Great Egret562 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel469 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird413 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/452935755
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