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Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area

Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area from directly overhead

Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 436 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.2 miles off.

Reconstructed facility opened in 2001

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.23891, -98.65239
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Roundhead: 3.6 mi
  • Kruse Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Deer Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Lorenz Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Schuessler Hill: 10.8 mi
Parks: 20
  • Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott: 11.6 mi
  • Old Fair Park: 13.4 mi
  • Marktplatz von Fredericksburg: 13.4 mi
  • Gillespie County Park: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Museums: 11
  • LBJ Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Texas White House: 1.7 mi
  • Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 1.7 mi
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 11.6 mi
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum: 13.0 mi
Springs: 5
  • Marschall Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Wenzel Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Gillespie County Ranch Road 1 Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainNW 304°660 m18.9 mi
Big HillSW 225°612 m13.1 mi
Schlaudt HillsWNW 282°597 m15.6 mi
CedarheadWNW 293°595 m12.4 mi
Bell MountainNNW 345°594 m14.9 mi
Hotopp HillsW 280°593 m15.0 mi
No Name HillsSW 233°589 m16.1 mi
Nebo MountainNNW 341°588 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3420:0520:40
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2817:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/343931994

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