Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area
Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Harpers Hill stands 145 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopkins County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 6.9 miles off.
New facility opened in October 2018
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cumby: 1.1 mi
- Site of Plunkett School: 1.7 mi
- Long Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Mt. Zion Churches and Cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Oakland Cumberland Presbyterian Church: 6.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 7.9 mi
- City Park: 8.7 mi
- Ivory Moore Park: 9.0 mi
- Coleman Park: 11.5 mi
- Suplhur Springs City Park: 11.8 mi
- Northeast Texas Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
- Dairy Museum: 11.6 mi
- Southwest Dairy Museum: 11.6 mi
- Hopkins County Historical Museum: 13.0 mi
- Audie Murphy and Cotton Museum: 15.5 mi
- Pawnee Inlet Unit: 13.7 mi
- Caddo Creek Unit: 21.9 mi
- Cooper Lake State Park Beach: 14.7 mi
- Screech Owl Reach: 21.2 mi
- Liberty Grove: 15.5 mi
- Jot Em Down: 17.4 mi
- Lyday Heritage Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Harpers Hill: 15.5 mi
- Sartin Bluff: 15.5 mi
- The Attic: 17.1 mi
- Deer Statue: 17.1 mi
- Graham Park Pavilion: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hopkins County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpers Hill | NE 43° | 145 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:00 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sulphur Springs, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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