Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area
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. 152 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
Callahan County was named after James Hughes Callahan (1812-1856), a soldier of the Texas Revolution and frontier military leader.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
152 named places within 25 miles
- Community of Clyde: 5.3 mi
- Clyde First Methodist Church: 5.3 mi
- Prew House: 5.6 mi
- Lindbergh in West Texas: 5.8 mi
- Lytle Gap-Potosi Methodist Church: 8.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 4.1 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 8.0 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 8.7 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 9.0 mi
- Discovery Center: 9.2 mi
- Belle Plain: 15.2 mi
- Callahan City: 17.8 mi
- Audra: 19.2 mi
- Petrified Tree: 9.6 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 15.9 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 23.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Mountain | WSW 258° | 721 m | 22.5 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | WSW 252° | 715 m | 22.3 mi |
| East Peak | W 261° | 699 m | 23.5 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SW 231° | 696 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SW 215° | 693 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cat Heads | WSW 255° | 686 m | 23.1 mi |
| Double Gap Mountain | SW 216° | 681 m | 24.8 mi |
| High Lonesome Mountain | SW 218° | 674 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:18 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:32 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 17:00 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene 6ese, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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