Chambers County Westbound Rest Area
Chambers County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Chambers County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 24 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
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What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
135 named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Hill Park: 7.0 mi
- Fort Anahuac Park: 7.5 mi
- Double Bayou Park: 11.3 mi
- Hugo Point Park: 11.4 mi
- M. Q. Bradford Park: 12.6 mi
- Wallisville Heritage Park Museum: 5.3 mi
- Chambers County Museum at Wallisville: 7.7 mi
- Barbers Hill-Mont Belvieu Museum: 15.5 mi
- Old School Museum: 21.9 mi
- Baytown Historical Museum: 22.9 mi
- Cedar Hill: 7.1 mi
- Barbers Hill: 17.4 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 23.0 mi
- Needle Point: 18.5 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 20.4 mi
- Elise's Family Fun Center: 17.1 mi
- BLUE HOLE: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chambers County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | W 273° | 25 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WNW 291° | 6 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | WSW 238° | 0 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 19:48 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:48 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anahuac, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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