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Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area

Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Cherokee County Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Love's Lookout, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 13 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Reconstructed facility opened December 2004. The new design is a tribute to the numerous tomato sheds that once lined up nearby railroad tracks distributing local grown tomatoes all over the country

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Texas Department of Transportation

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Coordinates32.02916, -95.27981
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 59
  • Love's Lookout Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 3.6 mi
  • Love Street Park: 4.1 mi
  • Nellie Crim Park: 4.4 mi
  • Buckner Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Rocky Point: 3.1 mi
  • Snow Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Jim Beard Mountain: 8.1 mi
  • Gray Mountain: 8.6 mi
  • Luker Mountain: 9.0 mi
Museums: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Fine Arts Complex: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater Hill MountainWNW 292°234 m22.8 mi
Pine MountainWSW 258°231 m24.9 mi
Rock HillW 277°214 m20.7 mi
Bradford MountainSSE 149°214 m22.3 mi
Pryor MountainSSE 166°210 m22.0 mi
Gray MountainWSW 238°209 m8.6 mi
Ghent MountainS 189°207 m13.0 mi
Mount HopeS 178°206 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1619:5520:31
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1916:4417:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279838277665649
Precip in4.54.23.83.44.34.03.43.13.54.74.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/130432987

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