Lyons
Lyons is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Homeyer Mountain stands 139 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyons Methodist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 13 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Human settlement in Burleson County, Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q6709761, matched on coordinates and name (70 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 8.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pazdral Park: 3.1 mi
- Welch Park: 3.3 mi
- Foye Family Basketball Park: 3.8 mi
- Big Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Overlook Park: 6.0 mi
- Lyons Methodist Church: 0.1 mi
- Oaklawn Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Somerville: 3.3 mi
- Hood's Texas Brigade, 1906 Reunion: 3.5 mi
- Site of Harvey House: 3.5 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 12.6 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- Giddings-Wilkin House Museum: 17.9 mi
- Brenham Heritage Museum: 18.1 mi
- Independence: 13.8 mi
- Stone City: 16.9 mi
- Varisco: 17.7 mi
- Enright: 17.9 mi
- Wicker: 18.4 mi
- The Dime Box: 15.6 mi
- George Bush Statue: 19.2 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 20.5 mi
- Bugle Stand: 20.7 mi
- Danger 79er: 20.7 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 10.3 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Mount Aggie: 19.6 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 17.8 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 20.8 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Pickard High School: 18.4 mi
- Earth Art: 22.8 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 24.7 mi
- White Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lyons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeyer Mountain | SSW 202° | 139 m | 16.8 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | S 188° | 129 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WNW 292° | 128 m | 10.3 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | W 262° | 121 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NE 41° | 96 m | 19.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSE 150° | 86 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:53 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
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 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395072476
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