Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park
Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Blue Mound stands 264 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Woods Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 4.6 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.
5-acre, neighborhood park located at 6100 Sun Ray Dr. Amenities include: Playground with shade Benches Drinking fountains Picnic tables Swing set
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Denton
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Woods Park: 0.5 mi
- Preserve at Pecan Creek: 0.5 mi
- Briercliff Park: 1.0 mi
- Oakmont II Park: 1.0 mi
- Oakmont II Park: 1.2 mi
- Corinth Shiloh Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- 1848 Denton County Seat: 1.3 mi
- Donald Road Bridge At South Hickory Creek: 2.6 mi
- Gregory Road Bridge at Duck Creek: 2.6 mi
- Old Alton Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Leo the Lion: 1.2 mi
- Inspirational Sculpture: 1.5 mi
- Harmony: 3.0 mi
- November Devil: 4.6 mi
- UNT Logo: 4.9 mi
- Bill Crouch Garden: 4.5 mi
- Shiloh Field Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Buisness Leadership Building (BLB) Zen garden: 5.1 mi
- Carroll Abbot Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Ken Dickson Environmental Learning Area: 5.4 mi
- Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 4.7 mi
- African American Museum: 4.7 mi
- Bayless-Selby House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Texas First Ladies Historic Costume Collection Museum: 5.2 mi
- Explorium: 8.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.2 mi
- Crawford Hill: 7.8 mi
- Long Point: 8.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.2 mi
- North Texas State Fair and Rodeo: 5.9 mi
- Wildhorse Golf Club: 9.8 mi
- Space Shuttle VR: 13.9 mi
- Bubble Planet Experience: 14.0 mi
- Crayola Experience: 16.9 mi
- Thrive Nature Park: 10.8 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 12.6 mi
- Arbor Hills Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Russell Creek Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Group Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- The Corral: 20.5 mi
- Parkside Food Truck Park: 21.3 mi
- Camey Spur: 13.9 mi
- Elizabethtown: 15.4 mi
- Sowers: 23.9 mi
- Little Elm Beach: 7.4 mi
- Post Oak Beach: 16.8 mi
- Shayhan Point: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Spc. Ernest W. Dallas Jr. Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SW 226° | 264 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Olive | N 360° | 255 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | W 261° | 253 m | 7.2 mi |
| Blue Mound | NW 315° | 244 m | 10.2 mi |
| Long Point | WSW 255° | 234 m | 8.1 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WSW 251° | 231 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Donwell | SSW 199° | 218 m | 18.2 mi |
| Town Common | SSW 212° | 216.71 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
- Canada Goose143 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle115 obs
- Texas Spiny Lizard70 obs
- Northern Cardinal64 obs
- Eastern Cottontail64 obs
- Mallard62 obs
- Green Anole60 obs
- Pond Slider53 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/296066213
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