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Picnic Area

Picnic Area from directly overhead

Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 434 m. Cherry Mountain stands 660 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 0.3 miles off.

To meet the needs of travelers for places where they could stop for rest and eat their lunches, Texas began creating roadside parks in the l930s. Built in typically shady areas, the parks offered drivers and their passengers some respite on hot summer day

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates30.23890, -98.63182

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Roundhead: 4.3 mi
  • Kruse Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Circle Benchmark: 10.0 mi
  • Martin Mountain: 10.6 mi
  • Deer Hill: 10.9 mi
Parks: 20
  • Peach JAMboree Fairgrounds: 1.7 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott: 12.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
  • Johnson City Little League: 13.5 mi
  • Johnson CIty Park: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Museums: 11
  • LBJ Museum: 0.4 mi
  • Texas White House: 0.5 mi
  • Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Texas Rangers Heritage Center: 12.8 mi
  • Science Mill: 13.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Marschall Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Wenzel Spring: 13.9 mi
  • Rock Pasture Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 22.1 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Lukenbach General Store and Post Office: 8.5 mi
  • Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 12.8 mi
  • Canyons Off Road Park: 22.9 mi
  • River Overlook: 24.4 mi
  • Hill Country Overlook: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry MountainWNW 302°660 m19.9 mi
Big HillSW 228°612 m13.9 mi
Schlaudt HillsW 281°597 m16.8 mi
CedarheadWNW 291°595 m13.5 mi
Bell MountainNNW 340°594 m15.3 mi
Hotopp HillsW 279°593 m16.2 mi
No Name HillsSW 235°589 m17.1 mi
Nebo MountainNNW 337°588 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3420:0520:40
September equinox07:2419:0119:33
December solstice07:2817:0317:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495260677581838477685851
Precip in2.32.02.62.84.03.22.22.23.43.63.01.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnson City 2N, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/406677404

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