Britton Dawson Home
Britton Dawson Home is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Braniff International Flight 352, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.8 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
- 16.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Braniff International Flight 352: 0.2 mi
- Town of Dawson: 0.9 mi
- Battle Creek Burial Ground: 2.4 mi
- Battle Creek Burial Ground Historical Marker: 2.4 mi
- Spring Hill: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Hill Park: 3.5 mi
- Oak Park: 4.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Park: 5.8 mi
- Blooming Grove City Park: 13.5 mi
- Mount Calm City Park: 14.4 mi
- This Must Be The Place: 19.3 mi
- Ghost Mural: 19.3 mi
- Palace Theater: 19.3 mi
- The Best of Corsicana: 19.3 mi
- Greetings from Corsicana: 19.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 12.5 mi
- Tehuacana Hills: 13.8 mi
- Black Hills: 17.2 mi
- Horn Hill: 24.4 mi
- Navarro County Southbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Navarro County Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 23.4 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Tehuacana: 14.1 mi
- Coutchman: 17.3 mi
- Springfield: 20.9 mi
- Pearce Museum: 17.2 mi
- Pioneer Village of Navarro County: 18.9 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 24.0 mi
- Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Britton Dawson Home. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Hill | S 173° | 201 m | 24.4 mi |
| Tehuacana Hills | SE 141° | 195 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | SE 134° | 186 m | 12.5 mi |
| Black Hills | NNE 30° | 139 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:01 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Navarro Mills DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12453459433
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