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Medina County Rest Area

Medina County Rest Area from directly overhead

Medina County Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Split Mountain stands 604 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is John M. Davenport, a historic site 4.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 14 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

The new facility, opened in April 2004, is in the Alsatian style that was brought to Medina County by early French and German settlers from the Alsace region of northeastern France in the mid-1800s. Alsatian style is characterized by buildings whose roofs

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.31400, -99.38527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

111 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 58
Peaks: 28
  • Pilot Knob: 6.5 mi
  • Irishman Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Fohn Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Holy Mountain: 14.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 14.7 mi
Parks: 13
  • Sabinal City Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hondo Nature Trail & Park: 14.0 mi
  • Hondo City Park: 14.3 mi
  • Hondo Recreation Park: 14.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Bear Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Twin Springs: 20.6 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Memorial Park: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Medina County Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Split MountainN 2°604 m19.6 mi
Flag MountainNNE 22°604 m23.0 mi
Saathoff MountainNNE 13°601 m18.4 mi
Texas MountainNNE 16°596 m20.4 mi
Flag MountainNNW 342°594 m16.6 mi
Sentry MountainN 354°577 m24.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 318°574 m18.4 mi
Split MountainNNE 12°547 m19.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1819:49
June solstice06:3920:0620:41
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:2817:0917:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525763707783858580716153
Precip in1.21.31.92.13.42.92.11.92.82.61.61.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hondo Muni AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/345048701

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