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Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area

Live Oak County Southbound Rest Area from directly overhead

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. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Renovated facility opened 2001

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.64965, -98.24293

84 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 11
  • 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
Peaks: 8
  • Lipan Hills: 3.8 mi
  • Lipan Hills: 6.8 mi
  • Comanche Hills: 7.0 mi
  • Opossum Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Tordillo Hills: 12.2 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Gardens: 1
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tordillo HillsNNE 28°153 m12.2 mi
Tordillo HillNNE 22°145 m15.9 mi
Opossum HillWSW 238°114 m10.8 mi
Lipan HillsN 0°110 m6.8 mi
Odom HillESE 122°110 m15.9 mi
Lipan HillsNNW 332°101 m3.8 mi
Register HillSW 234°87 m24.2 mi
Comanche HillsS 172°74 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:45
June solstice06:3620:0020:35
September equinox07:2219:0019:31
December solstice07:2217:0617:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535864707883858580736355
Precip in1.51.42.42.03.02.72.81.73.62.31.51.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Choke Canyon DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/939569860

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