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Town of Dawson

Town of Dawson from directly overhead

Town of Dawson is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Horn Hill stands 201 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Britton Dawson Home, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

town in Navarro County, Texas, United States

Dates from 1847.

Wikidata Q973451, matched on coordinates and name (193 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1978
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.89399, -96.71455

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 27
  • Liberty Hill Park: 3.9 mi
  • Oak Park: 5.0 mi
  • Wolf Creek Park: 5.9 mi
  • Mount Calm City Park: 13.5 mi
  • Blooming Grove City Park: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Bald Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Tehuacana Hills: 14.2 mi
  • Black Hills: 17.9 mi
  • Horn Hill: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horn HillS 171°201 m24.2 mi
Tehuacana HillsSE 138°195 m14.2 mi
Bald HillSE 130°186 m12.9 mi
Black HillsNNE 31°139 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0719:39
June solstice06:2220:0120:36
September equinox07:1618:5319:25
December solstice07:2416:5017:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057657381848578675648
Precip in2.83.13.63.44.54.41.92.43.24.63.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Navarro Mills DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12453459431

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