Lawson
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
- 17.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Kleberg: 2.5 mi
- Seagoville Enemy Alien Detention Site, WWII: 3.1 mi
- Lee Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Bennett Family Gardens: 3.7 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Mesquite: 4.0 mi
- Forney Jackrabbit: 6.3 mi
- Texas Woofus: 12.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty (mini): 12.6 mi
- Deep Ellumphants: 13.5 mi
- Natural Encounter: 13.5 mi
- Polinator Garden: 8.1 mi
- Dallas Master Gardeners: 10.3 mi
- Dallas Master Gardeners: 10.3 mi
- Pecan Grove: 12.1 mi
- All American Selections Trial Garden: 12.1 mi
- Water Walls: 12.1 mi
- Cissy Thomsen Welcoming Water Wall: 12.1 mi
- Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden: 12.1 mi
- The Barbara and Bob Bigham Scenic Overlook: 12.2 mi
- DeGolyer Commons: 12.2 mi
- Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum: 4.9 mi
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 12.6 mi
- African American Museum: 12.7 mi
- The Dallas Firefighter's Museum: 13.0 mi
- White Rock Bath House Cultural Center: 13.0 mi
- Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail: 6.8 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 8.0 mi
- Big Spring Preserve: 9.2 mi
- La Reunion: 17.4 mi
- Crisp: 21.0 mi
- Nickelville: 22.0 mi
- Telico: 23.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 13.0 mi
- Breezy Hill: 16.2 mi
- Chalk Hill: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 14.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 20.2 mi
- Day Use Sites: 24.4 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 14.1 mi
- McKamy Spring: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | W 279° | 202 m | 19.1 mi |
| Breezy Hill | E 83° | 165 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 155° | 117 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:52 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ferris, 13 mi away.
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