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Picnic Area Westbound US 84

Picnic Area Westbound US 84 from directly overhead

Picnic Area Westbound US 84 is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,011 m. The nearest named place is Picnic Area Eastbound US 84, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Plains Trail passes 11 miles off.

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

Coordinates33.74229, -102.06011

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Anton Circle Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
  • Reese Park: 10.8 mi
  • Lt. Col. George Davis Park: 11.3 mi
  • West Wind Park: 12.1 mi
  • Richard Lopez Park: 12.4 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny: 12.9 mi
  • Douglas C-47 Skytrain: 14.3 mi
  • Sundial: 14.9 mi
  • Blarney Stone: 15.1 mi
  • Arts District: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2720:00
June solstice06:3920:2621:03
September equinox07:3719:1419:47
December solstice07:5017:0617:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351586776797871604841
Precip in0.70.71.21.22.92.71.92.02.51.70.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abernathy, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/790233157

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