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Lawson

Lawson from directly overhead

Lawson is a ghost town in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesquite Softball Complex, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 18 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70220, -96.56500

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mesquite Softball Complex: 1.5 mi
  • Achziger Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rorie Galloway Day Camp: 1.6 mi
  • Oak Ridge Park: 2.3 mi
  • Promenade Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 53
Attractions: 39
Nature reserves: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Sand Hill: 13.0 mi
  • Breezy Hill: 16.2 mi
  • Chalk Hill: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Outpost: 14.9 mi
  • Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 20.2 mi
  • Day Use Sites: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • SoPac Trail Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • McKamy Spring: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chalk HillW 279°202 m19.1 mi
Breezy HillE 83°165 m16.2 mi
Sand HillSSE 155°117 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:38
June solstice06:2020:0220:38
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2516:4717:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475057657481858578675648
Precip in3.03.14.03.94.34.02.02.82.74.92.83.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ferris, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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