Dawdy's Ferry
Dawdy's Ferry is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Chalk Hill stands 202 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 16 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Campbell Park: 1.6 mi
- Adams Park: 3.4 mi
- Fireside Park: 3.6 mi
- Cottonwood Park: 3.8 mi
- Rylie Park: 3.8 mi
- First Baptist Church of Hutchins: 1.6 mi
- First Methodist Church of Hutchins: 1.6 mi
- Hutchins Memorial Cemetery: 1.9 mi
- Lowrey-Hurst Homestead: 3.2 mi
- Rylie Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Snake Encounters: 8.2 mi
- Fiji Senior Sign: 9.5 mi
- Giraffe Feeding Station: 9.7 mi
- Predator Encounter: 9.7 mi
- Texas Star: 9.8 mi
- Fiji Sign: 9.4 mi
- Chimp Family: 9.7 mi
- Monkey: 9.7 mi
- Crocodile: 9.7 mi
- Gorilla Family: 9.7 mi
- Polinator Garden: 3.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.0 mi
- Kalachandji's Garden: 10.7 mi
- Deep Ellum Urban Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Meditation Foundation Maze: 11.0 mi
- Light Crust Doughboys Hall of Fame Museum: 9.5 mi
- Dallas Museum of Natural History: 9.9 mi
- African American Museum: 10.1 mi
- Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center: 10.3 mi
- Commemorative Air Force Headquarters: 10.3 mi
- Great Trinity Forest Gateway and Horse Trail: 2.5 mi
- Trinity River Green Belt - Goat Island Preserve: 3.0 mi
- McCommas Bluff Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Trinity River Audubon Center: 4.0 mi
- Joppa Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Lawson: 8.0 mi
- La Reunion: 12.5 mi
- Crisp: 18.3 mi
- Telico: 21.6 mi
- Sowers: 21.6 mi
- Chalk Hill: 13.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 14.9 mi
- Breezy Hill: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Outpost: 9.9 mi
- Point Nancy Carolyn at Bachman Lake: 17.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.5 mi
- McKamy Spring: 20.5 mi
- SoPac Trail Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dawdy's Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | WNW 300° | 202 m | 13.6 mi |
| Breezy Hill | ENE 76° | 165 m | 23.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | ESE 123° | 117 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:02 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403582331
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