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Oak Lawn School

Oak Lawn School from directly overhead

Oak Lawn School is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Poverty Knob stands 216 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Lawn Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 28 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1985
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.38532, -96.83670

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oak Lawn Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lee Penn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Freedman Memorial Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • George Brown Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Wags-A-Hachie Dog Park: 0.7 mi
Museums: 13
Artworks: 13
  • Richard Ellis Statue: 0.7 mi
  • Confederate Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Maddogz Paintball -Waxahachie: 6.5 mi
  • Grandview: 21.7 mi
  • Chimp Family: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Attractions: 6
Gardens: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Poverty Knob: 23.1 mi
  • Sand Hill: 23.6 mi
  • Black Hills: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hawkins Spring: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Lynn Creek Park Beach: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oak Lawn School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Poverty KnobWNW 291°216 m23.1 mi
Black HillsSE 138°139 m24.9 mi
Sand HillENE 65°117 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:39
June solstice06:2220:0220:38
September equinox07:1618:5319:26
December solstice07:2616:4917:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956647381848578675547
Precip in2.62.74.03.54.34.22.52.93.34.72.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waxahachie, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13971415876

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