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William McDonald Park

William McDonald Park from directly overhead

William McDonald Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Caddo Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eugene McCray Community Center Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
178 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70437, -97.24071

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
Museums: 54
Gardens: 36
Peaks: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 21.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Caddo PeakSSW 212°303 m18.2 mi
Brushy KnobSSW 212°303 m20.3 mi
Brushy MoundSSW 211°275 m12.2 mi
Turkey PeakSSW 210°266 m13.1 mi
Blue MoundNNW 339°264 m17.8 mi
Mount DonwellNNE 14°218 m15.2 mi
Town CommonN 5°216.71 m19.7 mi
Poverty KnobS 172°216 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:41
June solstice06:2220:0420:41
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2816:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475159667482858679685749
Precip in2.32.63.43.14.33.51.71.73.34.72.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arlington Muni AP, 9 mi away.

  • Mallard106 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull78 obs
  • American Coot74 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle70 obs
  • Eastern Fox Squirrel64 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron37 obs
  • Pied-billed Grebe35 obs
  • Great Blue Heron35 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/510826042

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