Brooks County Rest Area
Brooks County Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Gyp Hill stands 47 m to the northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brooks County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
Current facility opened in year 1998, it was reconfigured with double sets of restrooms, enlarged parking, more picnic arbors and walking trails.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
44 named places within 25 miles
- Brooks County: 0.0 mi
- Falfurrias to Encino Road: 3.8 mi
- Brooks County's Catholic Heritage: 9.0 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Falfurrias: 9.0 mi
- Brooks County Courthouse: 9.1 mi
- Barroso Trap: 3.8 mi
- Gyp Hill: 4.8 mi
- Lucero Trap: 10.0 mi
- Botella Trap: 14.3 mi
- Pinole Trap: 14.8 mi
- Old Hospital Park: 8.3 mi
- West Side Park: 8.8 mi
- Falfurrias Park: 9.4 mi
- Pleasant Park: 9.4 mi
- Ovidio Arevalo Little League Baseball Fields: 9.5 mi
- Heritage Museum: 9.5 mi
- Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 23.5 mi
- Riviera Historical Museum: 24.9 mi
- Kenedy County Rest Area: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brooks County Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gyp Hill | NE 35° | 47 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jensen Trap | NNE 19° | 35 m | 20.4 mi |
| Barroso Trap | SE 130° | 33 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lucero Trap | SSE 156° | 32 m | 10.0 mi |
| Huisaches Trap | S 176° | 24 m | 19.5 mi |
| Quiteria Hill | SSE 151° | 22 m | 16.6 mi |
| Botella Trap | SE 143° | 16 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pinole Trap | SE 145° | 16 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:40 | 19:57 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 17:10 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 60 | 66 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 58 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falfurrias, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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