Cross Timbers

The term Cross Timbers, also known as Ecoregion 29, Central Oklahoma/Texas Plains, is used to describe a strip of land in the United States that runs from southeastern Kansas across Central Oklahoma to Central Texas.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations: Denton and Weatherford.

Denton

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Denton is a city in Texas.

Weatherford

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Weatherford is a city in and the county seat of Parker County, Texas, United States.

Cleburne

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Cleburne is one of those fun close-minded towns named…

Destinations to Discover

Places to explore: Granbury and Gainesville.

Granbury

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Granbury is a city in and the county seat of Hood County, Texas, United States.

Gainesville

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Gainesville is a city in and the county seat…

Decatur

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Decatur is a small town in the Cross Timbers region of Texas.

Stephenville

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Stephenville is a city in the Cross Timbers region of Texas.

Mineral Wells

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Mineral Wells is a city in Palo Pinto and Parker Counties in the U.S. state of Texas.

Glen Rose

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Glen Rose is in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas.

Bridgeport

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Bridgeport is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States.

Muenster

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Muenster is a city in the Cross Timbers region of Texas.

Nocona

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Nocona is a city along U.S. Highway 82 and State…

Cross Timbers

Type: Level III ecoregion
Description: ecoregion in Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
Also known as: “Cross Timbers ecoregion”, “Level III ecoregion 29”, “NA_L3CODE:9.4.5”, and “US_L3CODE:29”
Category: ecoregion
Location: Prairies and Lakes, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude of center

32.7592° or 32° 45′ 33″ north

Longitude of center

-97.7972° or 97° 47′ 50″ west

Wikidata ID

Q3003780

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Japanese—“Cross Timbers” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Крос Тимбърс”
Dutch: “Cross Timbers”
French: “Cross Timbers”
Indonesian: “Cross Timbers”
Japanese: “クロス・ティンバーズ”

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