Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Taylor Mountain stands 196 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, a historic site 2.7 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 8.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church: 2.7 mi
- Frenstat Cemetery: 2.8 mi
- Lyons Methodist Church: 4.1 mi
- Lyons: 4.2 mi
- Lone Oak Baptist Church: 5.9 mi
- Welch Park: 7.1 mi
- Pazdral Park: 7.2 mi
- Big Creek Park: 7.2 mi
- Foye Family Basketball Park: 7.9 mi
- Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit: 7.9 mi
- Somerville Historical Museum: 7.1 mi
- Burleson County Czech Heritage Museum: 8.7 mi
- Burleson County Historical Museum: 8.7 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 19.8 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 19.8 mi
- The Dime Box: 13.1 mi
- George Bush Statue: 19.9 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 21.2 mi
- Danger 79er: 21.3 mi
- Bugle Stand: 21.3 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 6.4 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Shepherd Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Homeyer Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Mount Aggie: 20.2 mi
- Stone City: 15.0 mi
- Varisco: 15.8 mi
- Sims: 17.2 mi
- Independence: 17.8 mi
- Wicker: 20.0 mi
- Leach Teaching Gardens: 20.3 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 21.3 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 21.8 mi
- Michael Mansfield Owsley Serenity Garden: 21.8 mi
- White Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 22.8 mi
- Pickard High School: 22.4 mi
- Earth Art: 22.6 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 22.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mountain | NW 316° | 196 m | 23.5 mi |
| Hart Mountain | NW 319° | 194 m | 24.4 mi |
| Homeyer Mountain | S 189° | 139 m | 18.4 mi |
| Shepherd Mountain | SSE 168° | 129 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WNW 281° | 128 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buzzard Knobs | WSW 254° | 121 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Aggie | NE 52° | 96 m | 20.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 141° | 86 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 19:07 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:57 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:54 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Somerville DAM, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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