Terrain of Dallas and Fort Worth

[mikedsjr]

Dallas (http://www.ersys.com/usa/48/4819000/terrain.htm) is noticeably more flat than Fort Worth (http://www.ersys.com/usa/48/4827000/terrain.htm) from these sites.

[aceplace]

Mikedsjr,

Very interesting demographic website... you sure made my day... thanks.

By the way, it does not portray Dallas as having the highest crime rate, contrary to what you may have heard.

According to the website, Detroit's arrest rate for violent crimes was at .6 whereas Dallas is at .2

The website has the honesty to describe these stats as an ARREST rate... nobody knows how many crimes were commited where the offender was not caught and arrested.

[gc]

Ditto.

Great link!

[mikedsjr]

I went to the dfwmaps site and noticed that Downtown Dallas' elevation is at 440 whereas the trinity by downtown is 400. Where i work(Lincoln Centre buildings) is at 620.

Fort Worth's Downtown elevation is 600 whereas the river is at 500. Big difference from the situation in Dallas.

And i live in Fort Worth is 660. In fact it goes up to 800 feet going north from where i live on 35W. This make sense why downtown Fort Worth seems very visible on 35W by Denton County on a clear day, AND without the tall buildings along the freeway to clutter your vision.

And I never realize that as you go to downtown Dallas from Lincoln Centre you are going down 200 feet.

[mikedsjr]

I realize now I was wrong about Dallas and its terrain. But I am not wrong about Dallas north or 30 which most people think of when they think of Dallas. South part of Dallas below 30 is really nice and hilly. Even much more than Fort Worth.

Its a shame that probably the best part of Dallas is too risky to go through, especially at night. That would have been a nice area for the place to be in Dallas.

[Cole]

Cool Site, Great Find.

[rantanamo]

take a drive down 342(Lancaster Rd) from the Cedars to I-20. That is one amazing view as you approach I-20. There's lots of home construction in that area as well.

[psukhu]

My BMW has an altimeter built into the navigation system. Very cool feature, especially on road trips. I’ve noticed these differences around DFW. Houston is very flat by comparison. Colorado is the best.

[Lakewooder]

Notice Lakewood has rolling hills...

[TexasStar]

Its a shame that probably the best part of Dallas is too risky to go through, especially at night. That would have been a nice area for the place to be in Dallas.
What do you mean by that, Mike? You're talking about where I live.

[hamiltonpl]

Aside from Kessler Park, Lakewood and some areas around Turtle Creek -- Dallas is quite flat.

Fort Worth has many rolling hills and is truly beautiful.

[TexasStar]

Aside from Kessler Park, Lakewood and some areas around Turtle Creek -- Dallas is quite flat.

Fort Worth has many rolling hills and is truly beautiful.
This is neither of those places you mentioned, but it's NOT flat and it IS Dallas...

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dfw/mtn_creek_4.jpg

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dfw/mtn_creek_8.jpg

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dfw/mtn_creek_10.jpg

[St-T]

That is beautiful... where is it???

[rantanamo]

^That's not true at all. Those aren't even the most hilly areas by a long shot.

[TexasStar]

That is beautiful... where is it???
That's Mountain Creek in Far Southwest Dallas. Just North of Cedar Hill.

[mikedsjr]

Yes. It's hilly around Joe Pool Lake. That's probably the nicest part of Dallas IMO. I am a big fan of the hills and mountains.

Overall Fort Worth has more hills that are noticeable from a distance. But I think Dallas has the best ones.

I don't count creek areas as a hilly area. You don't notice the terrain in Lakewood and Turtle Creek from a far. You have to be right there. That is why its considered flat, but the hills in the areas in Lakewood and Turtle Creek are nice and enough to make an impact when you are in those areas. Not taking away anything from those areas. They just aren't noticeable to be considred hills.

[rantanamo]

Dallas is very hilly south of I-30. Especially surrounding I-20. Lake Highlands is another very hilly Dallas neighborhood, which encompasses a lot of NE Dallas. I think most people's impressions of Dallas come from the freeways or from the northern suburbs. Dallas National golf course could never come from a flat place.

[tamtagon]

SW Denton County has the Metroplex's best hilly landscape in my opinion. But South Dallas County is great. It's going to provide some of the most beautiful private estates in North Texas. One day, people will move from North Dallas to South Dallas because the neighborhoods are so much prettier, and a commute/excursion into the city results in much less traffic irritation.

[Tnekster]

As a resident of the Mountain Creek area I can tell you that when I moved out here 4 1/2 years ago there was not that much development going on. Now we are surrounded by 5 new subdivisions currently under development, a new elementary school and the Mountain Creek Business Park. The area is beautiful as the pictures show but probably some of the best areas are in the northern sections of Cedar Hill. Some of those lots have views overlooking Joe Pool and can see downtown FW.

[hamiltonpl]

Hey that's beautiful! I guess I need to get out more. I don't notice many hills north of Downtown. But Southern Dallas has some really nice terrian.

[CTroyMathis]

The "Wizard of Mountain Creek's" photo of Emerald Lake Park in the snow would baffle people in a GTC thread (outside of this forum) for years...

[texman]

It makes you think. What exactly was so appealing about the north when all the growth came in?

[rantanamo]

More easily farmable and developable land once the isolated the black people enough.

[mikedsjr]

ran,

yep. That's it.

[SpaceCityDood]

Nice terrain! A bit too scrubby for my taste(I like big trees everywhere), but still beautiful.

[noelamador]

MikeJr can you re-add the link in post one of this thread? it seems to have gone missing. thanks!