Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area
Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. Bench Mountain stands 794 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nolan County Westbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 26 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 25.8 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
96 named places within 25 miles
- Newman Community and Cemetery: 9.0 mi
- Cornelia Clark Fort: 9.9 mi
- Mulberry Canyon: 9.9 mi
- Simmons House: 11.1 mi
- R.A. Ragland House: 11.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 5.1 mi
- Chalk Peak: 7.7 mi
- Black Point: 8.9 mi
- Blowout Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Ringtop: 9.6 mi
- Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park: 7.1 mi
- Santa Fe Park: 10.6 mi
- South Park: 11.3 mi
- Mellinger Park: 11.6 mi
- Rolling Plains Girls Softball Park: 11.6 mi
- Blue Gainey Point: 3.9 mi
- Merry Point: 9.5 mi
- Birdsnest Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Indian Hand Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Area Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 11.3 mi
- National Wasp WWII Museum: 15.0 mi
- Dyess Memorial Center: 23.5 mi
- Bitter Creek: 16.5 mi
- Audra: 22.8 mi
- Royston: 23.0 mi
- North Roby: 24.4 mi
- Nolan County Westbound Rest Area: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nolan County Eastbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench Mountain | WSW 238° | 794 m | 24.5 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | SW 224° | 775 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 151° | 757 m | 15.4 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | SW 226° | 740 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ninemile Hill | SW 225° | 730 m | 12.2 mi |
| Black Point | SSE 166° | 725 m | 8.9 mi |
| Buzzard Mountain | ESE 121° | 721 m | 17.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | SE 125° | 715 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:16 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:07 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:03 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Merkel 12 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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