Introduction to Dallas

Dallas third largest city in Texas and the center of the state's largest metropolitan area, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, is in the north central portion of the state. This populous city is home to the Dallas Mavericks and you'll regularly be reminded of the city's mass enthusiasm for the team. Read More »

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Parks in Dallas County, Texas

Dallas City Hall Plaza
Dallas Old City Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Dealey Plaza Park, 1 km (1 mile)
Dallas Reunion Arena, 1 km (1 mile)
Texas State Fair Grounds, 3 km (2 miles)
Garrett Park, 4 km (2 miles)
Thomas Hill Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Thomas Hill Park, 5 km (3 miles)
Stevens Park, 6 km (4 miles)
Tokalon Park, 8 km (5 miles)
Gateway Park, 9 km (6 miles)
Cummings Park, 9 km (6 miles)
Tosch Park, 15 km (9 miles)
Danieldale Park, 15 km (9 miles)
Town East Park, 15 km (9 miles)
Travis Williams Softball Complex, 17 km (11 miles)
Tisinger Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Tinsley Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Gatewood Park, 19 km (12 miles)
Tiger Field, 21 km (13 miles)
Elerson Park, 23 km (14 miles)

Buildings in Dallas County, Texas

Titche-Goettinger Department Store
Dallas Visual Art Center, 1 km (1 mile)
Dallas Fire - Rescue Station 3, 2 km (1 mile)
Greater Dallas Emergency Medical Service, 2 km (1 mile)
Texas Lifeline Corporation, 2 km (1 mile)
The Science Place, 3 km (2 miles)
Thomas Shiels House, 3 km (2 miles)
Dallas Aquarium, 3 km (2 miles)
George C Greer House, 4 km (3 miles)
Dallas Fire - Rescue Station 44, 4 km (3 miles)
Care First Emergency Medical Services, 5 km (3 miles)
Mercy Emergency Medical Services, 6 km (4 miles)
Sunshine Home, 6 km (4 miles)
American Medical Response Ambulance, 6 km (4 miles)
Dallas County Juvenile Justice Center, 7 km (4 miles)
Dallas Hall, 8 km (5 miles)
DeGolyer Estate, 9 km (6 miles)
Childrens Medical Center of Dallas - Transport, 9 km (6 miles)
Sevenbar Flying Services, 9 km (6 miles)
Standby Medical Services, 16 km (10 miles)
Advicare Ambulance Service, 18 km (11 miles)
Texas Lifeline Corporation Ambulance Balch Springs, 18 km (11 miles)
First Response Emergency Medical Services, 19 km (12 miles)
Lifetime Emergency Medical Services, 20 km (13 miles)
Visions Emergency Medical Services, 22 km (14 miles)
Texas Lifeline Corporation Ambulance Service, 26 km (16 miles)

Hospitals in Dallas County, Texas

Gaston Hospital (historical), 2 km (1 mile)
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 3 km (2 miles)
Timberlawn Mental Health System, 8 km (5 miles)
Dallas Integrated Health Services Hospital, 9 km (5 miles)
Dallas Southwest Medical Center (historical), 9 km (6 miles)

Schools in Dallas County, Texas

Travis School, 3 km (2 miles)
Tag Magnet School, 3 km (2 miles)
Daniel James Learn Center, 3 km (2 miles)
Dunbar School, 4 km (3 miles)
Thompson High School, 5 km (3 miles)
Armstrong Elementary School, 6 km (4 miles)
Thomas J Rusk Middle School, 6 km (4 miles)
Armstrong School, 6 km (4 miles)
Sunset High School, 7 km (4 miles)
George W Carver Elementary School, 7 km (4 miles)
Arlington Park Elementary School, 7 km (4 miles)
T A Edison Environmental Science Academy, 7 km (4 miles)
Stevens Park Elementary School, 7 km (4 miles)
Stevens Park School, 7 km (4 miles)
Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, 7 km (4 miles)
Sunset School, 7 km (4 miles)
Storey Junior High School, 8 km (5 miles)
Edna Rowe Elementary School, 8 km (5 miles)
George Peabody Elementary School, 8 km (5 miles)
Davis School, 9 km (6 miles)
Elisha M Pease Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
Stockard Junior High School, 9 km (6 miles)
Sudie L Williams Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
T D Marshall Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
Gaston Junior High School, 11 km (7 miles)
Thomas L Marsalis Elementary School, 11 km (7 miles)
T W Browne Middle School, 12 km (7 miles)
Edwin J Kiest Elementary School, 13 km (8 miles)
T G Terry Elementary School, 13 km (8 miles)
Edward Titche Elementary School, 13 km (8 miles)
David W Carter High School, 14 km (9 miles)
Tosch Elementary School, 15 km (9 miles)
Florence Elementary School, 16 km (10 miles)
Tisinger Elementary School, 17 km (11 miles)
Tisinger School, 17 km (11 miles)
Daugherty School, 20 km (12 miles)
Daugherty Elementary School, 20 km (12 miles)
Toler Elementary School, 21 km (13 miles)
Sunnyvale Elementary School, 22 km (14 miles)
De Soto High School, 23 km (14 miles)
Thompson Elementary School, 24 km (15 miles)

Dallas County, Texas

Swiss Avenue Historic District, 4 km (3 miles)
Fivemile Cemetery, 11 km (7 miles)
Town East Park Trail, 15 km (9 miles)
Debusk Park Trail, 16 km (10 miles)
Town East Centre, 16 km (10 miles)
Edgewood Cemetery, 22 km (14 miles)
Trinity Cemetery, 23 km (14 miles)

Lakes in Dallas County, Texas

Elm Fork, 8 km (5 miles)

Streams in Dallas County, Texas

Rush Creek, 9 km (5 miles)
Elam Creek, 13 km (8 miles)
Fivemile Creek, 15 km (9 miles)
Floyd Branch, 15 km (9 miles)
North Mesquite Creek, 26 km (16 miles)

Reservoirs in Dallas County, Texas

Tosch Lake, 18 km (11 miles)

Lakes in Kaufman County, Texas

Thompson Slough, 28 km (17 miles)
Daugherty Lake, 31 km (19 miles)

Buildings in Kaufman County, Texas

Forney Emergency Medical Service, 33 km (21 miles)
Terrell Northeast Texas Medical Center Emergency Medical Service, 48 km (30 miles)
Terrell Southeast Texas Medical Center Emergency Medical Service, 49 km (30 miles)
East Texas Medical Center Emergency Medical Service Kaufman, 49 km (31 miles)

Kaufman County, Texas

Thunderbird Racetrack, 36 km (22 miles)

Streams in Ellis County, Texas

North Prong Creek, 39 km (24 miles)

Buildings in Ellis County, Texas

George C Dillon House, 43 km (26 miles)
T J Bullard House, 43 km (27 miles)
Strickland-Sawyer House, 44 km (27 miles)
Ellis County Courthouse, 44 km (27 miles)
E K Atwood House, 52 km (32 miles)

Schools in Ellis County, Texas

T C Wilemon Elementary School, 43 km (27 miles)
Travis School, 52 km (33 miles)
Travis Elementary School, 52 km (33 miles)

Ellis County, Texas

North Rogers Street Historic District, 43 km (27 miles)
Ellis County Courthouse Historic District, 44 km (27 miles)

Streams in Rockwall County, Texas

Tar Branch, 46 km (28 miles)

Streams in Kaufman County, Texas

Bachelor Creek, 50 km (31 miles)
Eagans Branch, 50 km (31 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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37N45E03DCCC01 Well, a well in Daniels County, Montana
Amdros in Region de Souss-Massa-Draa, Morocco
Ashbrook Cemetery in Russell County, Virginia
Astand in Ostan-e Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
Birkhe in Phalawang, Salyan, Rapti Zone, Mid Western Region, Nepal
Blender in West Java, Indonesia
Bol'shoye Vdovino in Tverskaya Oblast', Russia
Boron'ki in Mahilyowskaya Voblasts', Belarus
Bowser Valley, a valley in Antarctica
Church of Christ, a church in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
Crnook, a peak in Serbia
Den Branch, a stream in Haywood County, North Carolina
El Carito in Estado Anzoategui, Venezuela
Elizabeth in Free State, South Africa
Forrest Maxie School, a school in Forrest County, Mississippi
Gandao Banda in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

Gangmaaji in Nigeria
Huayromachay in Departamento de Huancavelica, Peru
Jabal `Amir in Ku'aydinah, Muhafazat Hajjah, Yemen
Kadoboli, an intermittent stream in Western Province, Rwanda
La Primavera in Departamento del Caqueta, Colombia
Malwal in Upper Nile State, Republic of South Sudan
Meydan-e Sangar in Ostan-e Bushehr, Iran
Musketkwatik River, a stream in Manitoba
Otradnovka in Omskaya Oblast', Russia
Ploso in Central Java, Indonesia
Pujiawan in Gansu Sheng, China
Shiqiaocun in Jiangxi Sheng, China
Shurkhua in Chin State, Myanmar
Taylors Brook, a stream in Nova Scotia
Wolf Lake Landing in Yazoo County, Mississippi

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