Historic site · Texas

Dickson, James Nelson

Dickson, James Nelson from directly overhead

Dickson, James Nelson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. The nearest named place is Tom Randolph (Nov. 13, 1854 - Jan. 8, 1918), a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2005
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.63334, -96.61882

On the Texas Lakes Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Tom Randolph (Nov. 13, 1854 - Jan. 8, 1918): 0.1 mi
The Rev. John Silliman Moore: 0.1 mi
Capt. John Henry LeTellier: 0.1 mi
Mattie Davis Lucas: 0.1 mi
The Reverend J.H. Reynolds: 0.1 mi

Parks

Hillcrest Park: 0.5 mi
Washington Park: 0.6 mi
Ely Park: 0.6 mi
Harmony Park: 0.7 mi
Birge Park: 0.8 mi

Museums6

Red River Historical Museum: 0.7 mi
Harber Wildlife Museum: 4.1 mi
Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
Red River Railroad Museum: 9.7 mi
Van Alstyne Historical Museum: 14.8 mi

Ghost towns4

Mantua: 16.5 mi
Preston: 17.3 mi
Paucaunla: 19.2 mi
Randolph: 23.5 mi

Rest areas3

Texas Travel Information Center at Denison: 13.6 mi
Choctaw Welcome Center: 15.8 mi
Worship Area: 16.6 mi

Attractions2

Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 18.8 mi
Top Fun Ranch: 22.1 mi

Picnic sites1

Herman Baker Park: 1.4 mi

Artworks1

Solstice Calendar: 1.6 mi

Gardens1

Meditation Garden: 1.6 mi

Nature reserves1

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge: 11.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:31	19:06	19:38
June solstice	06:17	20:04	20:41
September equinox	07:15	18:52	19:25
December solstice	07:28	16:45	17:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	43	47	55	63	71	79	83	83	76	65	54	45
Precip in	2.5	2.8	4.0	3.9	5.5	4.5	2.9	2.9	3.4	4.8	3.5	3.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherman, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403643856

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