Historic site · Texas
Dawson County
Dawson County is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 902 m. The nearest named place is Lamesa Farm Workers Community, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 20 miles off. 34 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates32.70158, -101.91602
- 20.2 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
34 named places within 25 miles
Cliffs: 15
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.7 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 10.7 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 11.0 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 11.3 mi
- Caprock Escarpment: 11.6 mi
Parks: 9
- Forrest Park: 2.5 mi
- Akron Street Park: 3.0 mi
- Pioneer Park: 3.4 mi
- Ninth Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Lamesa Baseball & Softball Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Lamesa Farm Workers Community: 1.1 mi
- Pioneer Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Site of Chicago: 4.3 mi
- O'Donnell: 18.8 mi
- A. J. Warren Building: 18.8 mi
Museums: 2
- O'Donnell Heritage Museum: 18.8 mi
- O'Donnell Museum: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mesquite: 20.3 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:27 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:23 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 17:09 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lamesa 1 SSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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