Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Balania Hill stands 64 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Stagecoach Depot and Post Office, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Echo Stagecoach Depot and Post Office: 1.7 mi
- Thomas Henry Mathis Ranch: 4.9 mi
- Lagarto Cemetery: 6.1 mi
- Town of Dinero: 6.4 mi
- First Baptist Church of Mathis: 6.6 mi
- Paiz Park: 5.8 mi
- Lake Corpus Christi State Park: 8.1 mi
- La Fruta Park: 9.5 mi
- Ten Acre Park: 16.2 mi
- Alta Vista Park: 16.4 mi
- Parking Area: 1.9 mi
- San Patricio County Southbound Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- San Patricio County Northbound Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Chalk Hill: 4.2 mi
- Balania Hill: 5.2 mi
- Carmel Hills: 7.6 mi
- Skidmore Historical Society Museum: 12.5 mi
- Grace Armantrout Museum: 17.5 mi
- Beeville Art Museum: 17.8 mi
- Lipantitlan State Historic Site: 15.2 mi
- Geronimo: 18.2 mi
- Millers Bluff: 6.4 mi
- The City of Corpus Christi Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balania Hill | W 281° | 64 m | 5.2 mi |
| Chalk Hill | SSE 157° | 52 m | 4.2 mi |
| Carmel Hills | SSW 200° | 46 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:58 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mathis 4 SSW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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