Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area
Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Tordillo Hills stands 153 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Whitsett, a historic site 2.1 miles away. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
Renovated facility opened 2001
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
80 named places within 25 miles
- Town of Whitsett: 2.1 mi
- Site of Old Crowther Ranch: 7.1 mi
- Campbellton: 7.3 mi
- Loma Sandia Prehistoric Cemetery: 10.0 mi
- Town of Fashing: 11.7 mi
- Choke Canyon State Park - South Shore Unit: 12.4 mi
- Montgomery Park: 12.9 mi
- Aristeo Ponce Park: 13.1 mi
- Tips Park: 13.3 mi
- Kopplin Park: 13.3 mi
- Lipan Hills: 3.8 mi
- Comanche Hills: 7.0 mi
- Opossum Hill: 10.8 mi
- Tordillo Hills: 12.2 mi
- Odom Hill: 15.9 mi
- Christine Depot Museum: 17.9 mi
- McMullen County Historical Museum: 22.7 mi
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 24.3 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 13.6 mi
- Geronimo: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tordillo Hills | NNE 28° | 153 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tordillo Hill | NNE 22° | 145 m | 15.9 mi |
| Opossum Hill | WSW 238° | 114 m | 10.8 mi |
| Odom Hill | ESE 122° | 110 m | 15.9 mi |
| Lipan Hills | NNW 332° | 101 m | 3.8 mi |
| Register Hill | SW 234° | 87 m | 24.2 mi |
| Comanche Hills | S 172° | 74 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:00 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 19:00 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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