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Callahan County Westbound Rest Area

Callahan County Westbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Callahan County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Buzzard Mountain stands 721 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Callahan County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 12 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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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.42704, -99.57318
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 48
  • Clyde Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Clyde Public Park: 5.4 mi
  • Grover Nelson Park: 7.0 mi
  • Nelson Wilson Park: 7.5 mi
  • Galaxy Park: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 7.0 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 8.3 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 9.2 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 9.4 mi
  • The Three Bears: 9.5 mi
Peaks: 12
  • Flattop: 6.6 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Tecumseh Peak: 19.1 mi
  • Bald Eagle Mountain: 22.5 mi
  • High Lonesome Mountain: 22.6 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Petrified Tree: 10.1 mi
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 23.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard MountainWSW 259°721 m23.0 mi
Round Top MountainWSW 253°715 m22.7 mi
East PeakW 261°699 m24.0 mi
Indian MountainSW 231°696 m22.8 mi
Bald Eagle MountainSW 217°693 m22.5 mi
Cat HeadsWSW 255°686 m23.6 mi
High Lonesome MountainSW 219°674 m22.6 mi
Eagle MountainS 175°670 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1819:50
June solstice06:3220:1320:49
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/343106490

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