Site of Former Town of Lyons
Site of Former Town of Lyons is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Obar Hill stands 181 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolters Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 17 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1972
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
112 named places within 25 miles
- Turner Hall: 1.2 mi
- Bermuda Valley Farm: 1.2 mi
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Old Anderson Place: 1.4 mi
- Schulenburg: 1.4 mi
- Wolters Park: 1.2 mi
- Schulenburg Sports Complex: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Baseball Park: 8.0 mi
- Hill Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
- Garbade Park: 11.5 mi
- Schulenburg Historical Museum: 3.9 mi
- The Heritage Society Museum of Weimar: 8.4 mi
- Flatonia Rail Museum: 12.4 mi
- E. A. Arnim Archives and Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lavaca Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
- Obar Hill: 12.9 mi
- Russell Hill: 15.3 mi
- Monument Hill: 15.6 mi
- Frederick Mound: 16.1 mi
- Live Oak Hill: 18.7 mi
- Hackberry: 5.8 mi
- Oakland: 5.9 mi
- Praha: 9.8 mi
- Black Jack Springs: 12.2 mi
- Osage: 12.6 mi
- Colorado County Eastbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Colorado County Westbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of Former Town of Lyons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obar Hill | W 273° | 181 m | 12.9 mi |
| Russell Hill | W 264° | 154 m | 15.3 mi |
| Frederick Mound | WSW 253° | 154 m | 16.1 mi |
| Monument Hill | N 4° | 138 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NE 50° | 137 m | 20.6 mi |
| Live Oak Hill | NE 46° | 125 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pin Oak Mound | WSW 253° | 107 m | 22.1 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 359° | 101 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:58 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 52 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flatonia 4SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12403586764
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