Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Goodman Mountain stands 192 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Memorial Park, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 7.7 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 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
- 7.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
158 named places within 25 miles
- Lake Forest Park: 2.5 mi
- Yates Park: 3.4 mi
- Fair Park: 3.8 mi
- Smith Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Montgomery: 4.3 mi
- Lakewood Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Mattie Trammell Schoolhouse: 3.1 mi
- East Texas Musical Convention: 3.1 mi
- The Henderson Depot: 3.1 mi
- The Railroad in Rusk County: 3.1 mi
- Depot Museum: 3.1 mi
- East Texas Oil Museum: 12.6 mi
- Rangerette Showcase Museum: 12.7 mi
- Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communications: 13.1 mi
- Dean-Keener-Crim House: 13.5 mi
- Holland Mountain: 9.3 mi
- Goodman Mountain: 17.6 mi
- Quinn Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Greems Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Rock Hill: 19.4 mi
- R E St John Memorial Stadium: 12.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 12.7 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 13.2 mi
- Crim Theatre: 13.3 mi
- Texan Theater: 13.3 mi
- Graffiti wall: 13.1 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 13.4 mi
- Served with Honor: 21.0 mi
- Douglas: 18.0 mi
- Mineral Springs: 20.2 mi
- Lone Star: 21.4 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 21.6 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 23.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodman Mountain | NW 326° | 192 m | 17.6 mi |
| Quinn Mountain | SSW 208° | 190 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sirls Mountain | S 177° | 189 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gill Mountain | SW 226° | 181 m | 23.5 mi |
| Greems Mountain | SE 136° | 167 m | 18.4 mi |
| Holland Mountain | N 354° | 159 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rock Hill | SW 216° | 142 m | 19.4 mi |
| The Sand Hills | E 81° | 134 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:14 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:42 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Henderson, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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