Callahan County Westbound Rest Area
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. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 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
- 6.5 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
151 named places within 25 miles
- Clyde First Methodist Church: 4.8 mi
- Community of Clyde: 4.8 mi
- Prew House: 5.1 mi
- Lindbergh in West Texas: 6.3 mi
- Lytle Gap-Potosi Methodist Church: 8.2 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Big Country Squadron Commemorative Air Force: 4.6 mi
- Women for Abilene Christian University Museum: 8.5 mi
- Frontier Texas!: 9.2 mi
- Grace Cultural Center and Museum: 9.5 mi
- Discovery Center: 9.7 mi
- Belle Plain: 14.8 mi
- Callahan City: 17.3 mi
- Audra: 19.6 mi
- Petrified Tree: 10.1 mi
- Fort Phantom Hill: 16.1 mi
- Lake Picnic/Swimming Area: 23.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Mountain | WSW 259° | 721 m | 23.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | WSW 253° | 715 m | 22.7 mi |
| East Peak | W 261° | 699 m | 24.0 mi |
| Indian Mountain | SW 231° | 696 m | 22.8 mi |
| Bald Eagle Mountain | SW 217° | 693 m | 22.5 mi |
| Cat Heads | WSW 255° | 686 m | 23.6 mi |
| High Lonesome Mountain | SW 219° | 674 m | 22.6 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | S 175° | 670 m | 10.7 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 | 19:36 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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