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Britton Dawson Home

Britton Dawson Home from directly overhead

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.89864, -96.69958

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 26
  • 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
Peaks: 4
  • Bald Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 13.8 mi
  • Black Hills: 17.2 mi
  • Horn Hill: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillS 173°201 m24.4 mi
Tehuacana HillsSE 141°195 m13.8 mi
Bald HillSE 134°186 m12.5 mi
Black HillsNNE 30°139 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0619:39
June solstice06:2220:0120:36
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2416:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381848578675648
Precip in2.83.13.63.44.54.41.92.43.24.63.03.5

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 site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453459433

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