Historic site · Texas

Lyon House

Lyon House from directly overhead

Lyon House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. The nearest named place is Washington Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail runs past it.

About

The story

residence at 607 W. Birge St. Sherman, Texas

Wikidata Q107330408, matched on coordinates and name (386 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built: 1975
Material: aluminium

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Texas Historical Commission

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.64257, -96.61245

On the Texas Lakes Trail

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Washington Park: 0.2 mi
Birge Park: 0.2 mi
Harmony Park: 0.3 mi
Hillcrest Park: 0.8 mi
Fielder Park: 0.9 mi

Historic sites

Sherman Little Theater (The Sherman Community Players): 0.2 mi
First United Methodist Church of Sherman: 0.2 mi
Kidd-Key College and Music Conservatory: 0.3 mi
Site of Old Sherman Opera House: 0.3 mi
Federal Building (United States Courthouse): 0.3 mi

Museums8

Red River Historical Museum: 0.6 mi
Harber Wildlife Museum: 3.4 mi
Perrin Air Force Base Historical Museum: 5.4 mi
Red River Railroad Museum: 8.9 mi
Van Alstyne Historical Museum: 15.4 mi

Ghost towns4

Preston: 16.7 mi
Mantua: 17.1 mi
Paucaunla: 18.5 mi
Randolph: 23.4 mi

Rest areas3

Texas Travel Information Center at Denison: 12.9 mi
Choctaw Welcome Center: 15.0 mi
Worship Area: 16.0 mi

Attractions2

Skydive Spaceland Dallas: 19.0 mi
Top Fun Ranch: 22.5 mi

Artworks1

Solstice Calendar: 0.9 mi

Gardens1

Meditation Garden: 1.0 mi

Picnic sites1

Herman Baker Park: 2.1 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/12403643813

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