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Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon

Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon from directly overhead

Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Yegua Benchmark stands 232 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawhon Springs Cemetery, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.42462, -97.25960

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Thomas Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
  • Elgin Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Morris Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
  • Goins Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 19
Peaks: 9
  • Clay Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Yegua Benchmark: 6.9 mi
  • Yegua Knobbs: 7.5 mi
  • Jaecks Hill: 18.1 mi
  • Buzzard Knobs: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 6
Gardens: 6
  • Taylor Liberty Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Memorial Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Native Texas Plants Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Bastrop Community Garden: 21.9 mi
  • Fort Dessau Community Garden: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • CCC Water Fountain: 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pioneer Publisher and Printer David Ervin Lawhon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yegua BenchmarkSE 144°232 m6.9 mi
Queen HillNW 315°227 m24.3 mi
Yegua KnobbsSSE 148°225 m7.5 mi
Jaecks HillWNW 287°214 m18.1 mi
Bald KnobWSW 253°205 m20.8 mi
Lotman HillS 180°201 m19.1 mi
Caldwell KnobSSW 214°177 m22.6 mi
Clay HillE 93°138 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0919:41
June solstice06:2820:0020:35
September equinox07:1818:5519:27
December solstice07:2316:5717:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505460687582848579705952
Precip in3.02.13.22.74.93.02.02.33.04.03.13.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elgin 1 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12438060737

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