Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area
Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 459 m. Jameson Peaks stands 507 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 142 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
New facility opened Spring 2016
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
142 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Evensville Peak: 9.1 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 9.3 mi
- Country Knob: 9.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Eastland City Park: 11.7 mi
- Six Flags Park: 11.8 mi
- New York Hill Park: 13.8 mi
- Cisco City Park: 21.1 mi
- Eastland County Museum: 10.8 mi
- Old Eastland County Jail & Museum: 10.8 mi
- Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum: 10.9 mi
- W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas: 13.8 mi
- Conrad Hilton Center: 20.1 mi
- Alameda, Texas: 8.5 mi
- La Casa: 10.3 mi
- Thurber: 13.8 mi
- Desdemona: 14.0 mi
- Mangum: 15.7 mi
- Eastland County Westbound Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- I-20 Westbound Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- I-20 Eastbound Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Ol' Rip: 10.8 mi
- Thurber Smokestack: 13.8 mi
- Grimes Memorial Garden: 10.9 mi
- Jim's vegetable garden: 23.7 mi
- Campbell's Tomato Soup: 9.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Eastland County Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jameson Peaks | SE 139° | 507 m | 13.3 mi |
| Gunsight Mountain | WNW 286° | 503 m | 13.4 mi |
| Blue Hills | ESE 121° | 501 m | 16.0 mi |
| Twin Mountain | ESE 112° | 499 m | 14.3 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 276° | 494 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SE 130° | 482 m | 10.1 mi |
| Steal Easy Mountain | NNW 328° | 482 m | 13.5 mi |
| Double mountain | WNW 298° | 476 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eastland, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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