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Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area

Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Guadalupe County Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. Mission Hill stands 292 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Guadalupe County Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Newly constructed facilities opened in Spring 2006

Visiting

What to expect

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Texas Department of Transportation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.61529, -97.79975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Silva Park: 8.6 mi
  • Easthill Park: 8.7 mi
  • Willow Creek Greenbelt: 8.7 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial Park: 9.3 mi
  • Zedler Mill Park South: 9.4 mi
Museums: 26
  • Pioneer Flight Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Luling Oil Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Central Texas Oil Patch Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Heritage Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Los Nogales Museum: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Mill Creek Hills: 6.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Capote Knob: 8.4 mi
  • Capote Hills: 9.1 mi
  • Harborth Hill: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Antique Road Grader: 10.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pecan: 10.2 mi
  • Martin Luther Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Steelmaker: 13.7 mi
  • Mayhem Wall: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Weismuller Spring: 20.6 mi
  • San Marcos Springs: 20.8 mi
  • Comal Springs: 21.4 mi
  • Denning Spring: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Purgatory Creek Overlook: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mission HillWNW 288°292 m23.0 mi
Coal Kiln HillNW 319°281 m20.4 mi
Trunk HillNW 320°263 m19.8 mi
Kings HillSW 214°228 m14.1 mi
Nail HillNW 308°215 m18.0 mi
Mill Creek HillsNW 321°214 m6.0 mi
Harborth HillWNW 301°214 m12.6 mi
Round MountainENE 62°214 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1219:43
June solstice06:3220:0020:35
September equinox07:2018:5819:29
December solstice07:2317:0117:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525562697783858680716153
Precip in2.42.22.72.94.23.61.92.63.44.22.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Luling, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/245857081

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