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Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area

Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Crosby County Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 817 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Falls Pavilion, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Reconstructed facility opened Summer 2004.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.66608, -101.15828
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks: 16
Peaks: 10
  • Indian Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Mount Blanco: 10.2 mi
  • Negro Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Haystack Mountain: 12.0 mi
Parks: 10
  • Crosbyton Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lions Park: 13.2 mi
  • Dickens City Park: 18.7 mi
  • Dickens Spring County Park: 19.3 mi
  • Swenson Park: 21.7 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 2
  • Silver Falls: 0.1 mi
  • 20 foot falls: 0.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Dickens Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainSW 222°909 m21.4 mi
Haystack MountainE 97°879 m12.0 mi
Mackenzie PeakE 96°874 m17.7 mi
Indian HillSSE 166°845 m3.3 mi
Negro HillS 172°811 m10.4 mi
Bunker HillSE 141°811 m10.5 mi
Negro HillSE 143°797 m12.7 mi
Soldier MoundESE 117°756 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2419:57
June solstice06:3520:2220:59
September equinox07:3319:1019:43
December solstice07:4617:0317:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606977807972625041
Precip in0.80.91.41.82.93.02.42.02.71.71.11.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crosbyton, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/343595852

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