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Picnic Area

Picnic Area from directly overhead

Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 891 m. Courthouse Mountain stands 909 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is C. W. Post Rain Battles, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 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

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Texas Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates33.21349, -101.42233

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 8
  • Post City Park: 3.4 mi
  • C.W. Post Memorial Scout Camp: 3.4 mi
  • David Nichols Park: 3.6 mi
  • Elgie Allen Park: 19.3 mi
  • City of Slaton Park: 20.4 mi
Museums: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Two Bush Knob: 10.3 mi
  • Courthouse Mountain: 15.3 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Slaton Model Railroad Studio: 20.0 mi
  • Engine 1809: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gholson Spring: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Courthouse MountainN 4°909 m15.3 mi
Two Bush KnobSE 129°754 m10.3 mi
Cedar HillESE 122°714 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5019:2519:58
June solstice06:3820:2220:59
September equinox07:3519:1119:44
December solstice07:4617:0517:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654627179838174645244
Precip in0.81.01.01.72.73.32.42.52.81.71.31.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Post, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/798939280

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