Coke County Rest Area
Coke County Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 656 m. Goat Mountain stands 796 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Harper Park, a park 3.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 20 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
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What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
68 named places within 25 miles
- World War I Peace Monument: 4.8 mi
- Divide Cemetery: 8.7 mi
- Shelving Rock: 9.3 mi
- Anti-Tuberculosis Colony No. 1 (McKnight State Tuberculosis Hospital): 10.1 mi
- Montvale: 11.9 mi
- McLaughlin Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Ruby Point: 13.3 mi
- Bean Hill: 13.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 14.6 mi
- Round Top: 14.7 mi
- Harper Park: 3.9 mi
- Camp R. Allen Williams: 10.3 mi
- Sterling City Park: 14.5 mi
- Paint Creek Park: 18.5 mi
- San Angelo State Park: 20.1 mi
- Shelving Rock Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Crawford Slide: 20.4 mi
- Ranger Spring: 4.1 mi
- Edith: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coke County Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | N 0° | 796 m | 19.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 27° | 778 m | 14.6 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | NNE 26° | 778 m | 23.8 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 302° | 772 m | 14.7 mi |
| McWhorter Mountain | NNW 344° | 766 m | 23.6 mi |
| Shaggy Peak | NNE 19° | 747 m | 17.8 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | ENE 62° | 740 m | 16.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ENE 57° | 735 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:16 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:07 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Water Valley, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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