Dawson Stone House
Dawson Stone House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
Wikidata Q110025150, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 24.0 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 25.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 22 mi
- Sinkholes · 29 mi
- Wetland Wonders · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Mary Dawson Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
- East Bouldin Creek Greenbelt: 0.5 mi
- Nicholas Dawson Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Ricky Guerrero Park: 0.6 mi
- Becker School: 0.4 mi
- Millbrook (Roy-Hardin House): 0.4 mi
- I. V. Davis Homestead: 0.5 mi
- Mary Street Stone House: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Greetings from Austin mural: 0.6 mi
- I love you so much Mural: 0.8 mi
- Heritage - Festivals - Horizons: 0.8 mi
- Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue: 0.8 mi
- Wing Trace: 0.9 mi
- Blunn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Alpine Road Site: 2.2 mi
- Shudde Fath Tract: 2.6 mi
- Uplands: 3.1 mi
- Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Green Garden: 1.1 mi
- Oriental Garden: 1.1 mi
- Congress Avenue Rain Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Zilker Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
- Mount Larson: 4.2 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 4.6 mi
- Mount Barker: 4.9 mi
- Mount Lucas: 5.2 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 5.2 mi
- TexPop ATX: 0.3 mi
- Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum;Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Texas Toy Museum and Arcade: 1.3 mi
- Mexic-Arte Museum: 1.4 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 1.4 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 0.8 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 1.0 mi
- South Congress Bat Colony: 1.0 mi
- Statesman Bat Observation Center: 1.0 mi
- French Legation State Historic Site: 1.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.1 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.7 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower McKinney Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper McKinney Falls: 5.3 mi
- Eliza Spring: 0.8 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 1.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 3.6 mi
- Shady Spring: 10.7 mi
- Queen's Bath: 15.2 mi
- Goforth: 16.2 mi
- McDuff: 18.0 mi
- New Sweden: 18.2 mi
- Lytton Springs: 19.5 mi
- Palm Valley: 21.6 mi
- Seismic Wall: 2.4 mi
- Bird Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Fern Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 3.8 mi
- Stone picnic table: 5.3 mi
- The Learning Tree: 6.3 mi
- Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dawson Stone House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 279° | 433 m | 19.6 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 255° | 429 m | 23.4 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | WSW 239° | 423 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | WSW 238° | 416 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 256° | 406 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chalk Knob | W 280° | 364 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flint Rock Hill | WNW 291° | 360 m | 13.7 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 249° | 353 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:01 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 51 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin 6S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12453821442
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- Austin · 1 mi
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