Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 969 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Marshall Cator, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
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
- On the Texas Plains Trail
- 49.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
47 named places within 25 miles
- Boot Hill Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Tascosa: 0.6 mi
- Tascosa Courthouse, 1884.: 0.6 mi
- Oldham County: 0.8 mi
- The Historic LS: 0.8 mi
- The Cedar Brakes: 12.0 mi
- Rotten Hill: 12.1 mi
- Five Fingers: 12.5 mi
- Torrey Peak: 12.6 mi
- Indian Fort Mesa: 16.2 mi
- Julian Bivins Museum: 0.6 mi
- Milburn Price Culture Museum: 21.4 mi
- Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum: 21.6 mi
- Magnolia Gas Station: 21.3 mi
- DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 21.4 mi
- Magnolia Gas Station: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Marshall Cator: 0.3 mi
- Tascosa: 1.1 mi
- City Park: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,156 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | SE 143° | 1,126 m | 22.9 mi |
| Torrey Peak | WSW 257° | 1,118 m | 12.6 mi |
| John Ray | E 80° | 1,117 m | 19.5 mi |
| The Cedar Brakes | SW 228° | 1,089 m | 12.0 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | SE 139° | 1,088 m | 20.4 mi |
| Rotten Hill | SSE 158° | 1,035 m | 12.1 mi |
| Five Fingers | SSE 163° | 1,030 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:27 | 20:01 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:31 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 17:01 | 17:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boys RCH, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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