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Picnic Area

Picnic Area from directly overhead

Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 890 m. Range Hill stands 859 m to the southeast, 8.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates32.31568, -102.12670

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Freeland Park: 16.3 mi
  • Armadillo Park: 16.5 mi
  • Ojibwa Park: 17.4 mi
  • Hal Fanning Park: 17.6 mi
  • Woodland Park: 17.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Mustang Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Claydesta Memorial Fountain: 19.7 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 19.8 mi
  • puma vs deer: 19.9 mi
  • baby deer: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 55
  • *: 23.7 mi
  • *: 23.7 mi
  • *: 23.7 mi
  • *: 23.7 mi
  • *: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Jesus Statue: 20.4 mi
  • St. Andrew's Stag: 20.4 mi
  • Saint Ann With Child Statue: 22.2 mi
  • Stone Saint Ann Statue: 22.2 mi
  • Facts of Life: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Poppy LaMonica Memorial Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Windlands Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Grace Presbyterian Labrynth: 20.5 mi
  • Patrick Peyton Prayer Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Craddick Garden: 22.0 mi
Museums: 7
  • Sibley Nature Center: 19.8 mi
  • Midland Fire Department Museum: 22.2 mi
  • Museum of the Southwest: 22.4 mi
  • Fredda Turner Durham Children's Museum: 22.4 mi
  • Blakemore Planetarium: 22.4 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Range Hill: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 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
Range HillSE 126°859 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2820:00
June solstice06:4320:2320:59
September equinox07:3719:1419:47
December solstice07:4717:1117:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465058667481838275665446
Precip in0.80.50.80.81.71.61.41.61.91.20.90.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Midland 4 ENE, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/966906647

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