Picnic Area Westbound US 84
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
- 11.0 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- County Line Cemetery: 5.9 mi
- County Line Community: 5.9 mi
- Reese Air Force Base: 10.5 mi
- Carlisle Cemetery: 12.3 mi
- Isham and Texana Tubbs House: 12.5 mi
- 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
- Bridging Localities: 13.7 mi
- Knowledge Structure: 13.9 mi
- Bronze Steers: 14.5 mi
- Conversations with Jesse Nerios: 14.6 mi
- Free Spirit: 14.8 mi
- Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center: 12.8 mi
- Silent Wings Museum: 14.4 mi
- Museum of Texas Tech University: 14.5 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 14.6 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 16.9 mi
- 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
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 0.0 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
- Slide: 23.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:53 | 19:27 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:26 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 17:06 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abernathy, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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