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Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area

Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 585 m. Buzzard Mountain stands 721 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Callahan County Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Callahan County was named after James Hughes Callahan (1812-1856), a soldier of the Texas Revolution and frontier military leader.

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Coordinates32.42769, -99.58170
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 48
  • Clyde Community Park: 4.1 mi
  • Clyde Public Park: 5.9 mi
  • Grover Nelson Park: 6.5 mi
  • Nelson Wilson Park: 7.0 mi
  • Cal Young Park: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 6.5 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 7.8 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 8.7 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 8.9 mi
  • The Three Bears: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Flattop: 6.8 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Tecumseh Peak: 19.1 mi
  • Bald Eagle Mountain: 22.2 mi
  • Round Top Mountain: 22.3 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Petrified Tree: 9.6 mi
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 23.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard MountainWSW 258°721 m22.5 mi
Round Top MountainWSW 252°715 m22.3 mi
East PeakW 261°699 m23.5 mi
Indian MountainSW 231°696 m22.4 mi
Bald Eagle MountainSW 215°693 m22.2 mi
Cat HeadsWSW 255°686 m23.1 mi
Double Gap MountainSW 216°681 m24.8 mi
High Lonesome MountainSW 218°674 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3220:1320:49
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:3717:0017:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855637279838275655445
Precip in1.11.61.92.03.73.52.53.22.92.71.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene 6ese, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/343106429

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