Rest area · Texas
Hale County Northbound Rest Area
Hale County Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,036 m. The nearest named place is Hale County Southbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 24 miles off.
Renovated facility opened Spring 2004
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Coordinates33.93503, -101.85297
- 23.8 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- The Stant Rhea Stage Stand: 2.5 mi
- Struve Family Businesses: 7.1 mi
- Town of Abernathy: 7.1 mi
- Pearce Chapel-Strip Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Abernathy Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
Parks
- North Abernathy Park: 6.6 mi
- Heritage Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Freeman Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Hale Center City Park: 9.0 mi
- Windmill Park: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 45
- Bridging Localities: 23.4 mi
- Bronze Steers: 23.8 mi
- Conversations with Jesse Nerios: 23.8 mi
- Knowledge Structure: 23.9 mi
- The Fire Inside: 24.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Hale County Farm & Ranch Museum: 7.8 mi
- Jimmy Dean Museum: 18.9 mi
- Museum of the Llano Estacado: 19.0 mi
- Silent Wings Museum: 19.2 mi
- Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain: 19.2 mi
- The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny: 22.8 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 23.3 mi
- Arts District: 23.8 mi
- Sundial: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 24.8 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:05 | 17:43 |
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 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abernathy, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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