Gray County Westbound Rest Area
Gray County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 954 m. Mount Ararat stands 949 m to the west-southwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Donley County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 2.0 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 45 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
New facility opened Spring 2003
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 45.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
62 named places within 25 miles
- George B. McClellan: 4.2 mi
- Indian Battlefield: 4.5 mi
- Alanreed Cemetery (HTC): 4.5 mi
- Jericho Cemetery: 6.0 mi
- Eldridge Post Office: 6.5 mi
- Howardwick City Park: 12.8 mi
- Groom City Park: 17.5 mi
- Prospect Park: 18.8 mi
- Hollywood Park: 24.2 mi
- Marcus Sanders Park: 24.3 mi
- Alanreed Baptist Church: 3.9 mi
- Texaco Super Service Station: 4.0 mi
- Phillips 66: 11.6 mi
- Murals: 11.7 mi
- Britten Water Tower: 15.8 mi
- Devils Rope Museum: 9.2 mi
- McLean-Alanreed Historical Museum: 11.7 mi
- McLean-Alanreed Museum: 11.7 mi
- Devil's Rope and Route 66 Museum: 11.8 mi
- Mount Ararat: 10.0 mi
- Gunboat Mountain: 23.3 mi
- The last Supper: 18.2 mi
- The tomb of Jesus: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gray County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ararat | WSW 236° | 949 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gunboat Mountain | SSW 198° | 892 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:22 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:24 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:56 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 40 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Lean, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- McLean · 12 mi
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