Kerr County Westbound Rest Area
Kerr County Westbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 583 m. Edwards Peak stands 666 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.2 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Haddenbrock Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pointed Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Big Hill: 5.1 mi
- Wolkenburg: 5.4 mi
- Tivy Mountain: 5.6 mi
- The Cypress Creek School: 3.9 mi
- Stoneleigh Ranch: 4.6 mi
- Captain Joseph A. Tivy: 5.6 mi
- Brown Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Texas Lions Camp: 5.8 mi
- Hill Country Youth Soccer Association: 5.3 mi
- E.E. Sample Park: 5.7 mi
- Singing Wind Park: 5.7 mi
- Habitat Park: 6.0 mi
- Flatrock Park: 6.1 mi
- Dripping Vat Spring: 5.1 mi
- Trough Spring: 6.9 mi
- Wenzel Spring: 17.1 mi
- Champee Spring: 18.1 mi
- Bear Springs: 20.4 mi
- Morris Ranch: 11.3 mi
- Pedernales: 11.8 mi
- Bankersmith: 13.2 mi
- Cain City: 16.1 mi
- Grapetown: 16.7 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 6.8 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 6.8 mi
- Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 17.1 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 17.8 mi
- National Museum of the Pacific War: 17.8 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 0.2 mi
- Scenic View: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Ravenhead: 3.0 mi
- Gaddis Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Joes Point: 13.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.1 mi
- The Bluff: 19.8 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 5.4 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 18.3 mi
- Lupe: 7.1 mi
- Gazebo for Albert Steves: 10.2 mi
- Stonehenge II: 13.4 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 10.1 mi
- Roos Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Kerr County Westbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Peak | SW 227° | 666 m | 16.7 mi |
| Roundhead | N 3° | 653 m | 20.6 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSE 155° | 623 m | 16.7 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 75° | 612 m | 13.6 mi |
| Round Top | S 189° | 611 m | 13.0 mi |
| Schlaudt Hills | NNE 24° | 597 m | 17.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 108° | 596 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Medina | SSW 201° | 596 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:06 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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