Cedar Lawn
Cedar Lawn is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Rattlesnake Mound stands 2 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Major Leon Dyer, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic district in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Wikidata Q109999703, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2008
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Major Leon Dyer: 0.3 mi
- John Overton Trueheart: 0.3 mi
- Levi Charles Meyers Harby: 0.3 mi
- Greensville S. Dowell: 0.4 mi
- Clarke Obelisk: 0.4 mi
- Alamo Park: 0.4 mi
- Lasker Park: 0.5 mi
- Wright Cuney Park: 0.6 mi
- Crockett Little League Complex: 0.9 mi
- Sheppard Park: 1.1 mi
- Gulf Glider: 1.7 mi
- Frog Hopper: 1.7 mi
- Double Decker Carousel: 1.7 mi
- Big Wheelin': 1.7 mi
- Texas Tea Cups: 1.7 mi
- Babe's Beach: 2.5 mi
- Porretto Beach: 2.7 mi
- Porretto Beach: 2.8 mi
- Stewart Beach Park: 3.2 mi
- Stewart Beach: 3.2 mi
- Central Cultural Center: 1.4 mi
- Moody Mansion: 1.5 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 1.6 mi
- Galveston Railroad Museum: 1.7 mi
- 1859 Saint Josephs Church Museum: 1.8 mi
- East End Lagoon Nature Perserve: 5.0 mi
- Horseshoe Marsh Bird Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary: 7.8 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary: 16.7 mi
- Windsor Court Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Galveston Garden Club: 0.9 mi
- Oleander Garden Park: 1.5 mi
- Carol's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Harris Garden: 1.7 mi
- "Grandmother Reading to Her Grandchildren" Tree Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Bolivar Point: 6.5 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 10.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 18.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Lawn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mound | WSW 252° | 2 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:48 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:50 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galveston, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616616
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