Cass County Southbound Rest Area
Cass County Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Cusseta Mountains stands 191 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cass County, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
The county was named after Lewis Cass, a United States Senator from Michigan who had favored the annexation of Texas in mid-1800s.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Northwest Louisiana Scenic Byway
- 18.8 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
- 21.6 mi off the Boom or Bust Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jackson's Lookout · 25 mi
99 named places within 25 miles
- Cass County: 0.0 mi
- Laws Chapel Cemetery: 3.7 mi
- Law's Chapel Methodist Church: 3.7 mi
- Cass County Courthouse: 6.3 mi
- Bessie Coleman: 7.3 mi
- Lions Park: 6.1 mi
- McNoble Harper Park: 7.2 mi
- Atlanta City Park: 8.0 mi
- Jackson Park: 11.2 mi
- Atlanta State Park: 12.1 mi
- Hickory Hill: 11.7 mi
- Cusseta Mountains: 13.6 mi
- Donaldson Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Adams Hill: 25.0 mi
- Knights Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Annie Glade Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Museum of Measurement & Time: 21.3 mi
- Jefferson Historical Museum: 21.5 mi
- Texas History Museum: 21.6 mi
- Texas-Arkansas-Louisiana tri-state marker: 13.7 mi
- Port Jefferson History & Nature Center: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cass County Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cusseta Mountains | NW 305° | 191 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hickory Hill | NNE 18° | 141 m | 11.7 mi |
| Donaldson Mountain | WSW 247° | 123 m | 14.3 mi |
| Adams Hill | NNW 335° | 113 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:43 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:37 | 17:15 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/343107527
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