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Polk County Northbound Rest Area

Polk County Northbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Polk County Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Blackland Hill stands 93 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Polk County Southbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Renovated facility opened December 2007

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.83815, -94.86036

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Hobby Park: 6.0 mi
  • Joe Pedigo Park: 9.2 mi
  • Anniversary Gazebo Park: 9.7 mi
  • Anniversary Park: 9.8 mi
  • Matthews Street City Park: 10.5 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Indian Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Big Hill: 19.9 mi
  • Darby Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Hooper Bluff: 21.4 mi
  • Duck Roost: 22.0 mi
Museums: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polk County Northbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackland HillENE 68°93 m24.9 mi
Liberty HillWSW 255°82 m22.6 mi
Big HillENE 57°79 m19.9 mi
Rocky HillW 274°77 m24.3 mi
Camp HillW 273°61 m23.4 mi
Darby HillWSW 255°54 m20.0 mi
Hooper BluffN 1°52 m21.4 mi
Indian HillWSW 245°45 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5919:31
June solstice06:1819:5120:26
September equinox07:0818:4619:18
December solstice07:1416:4617:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562687682858579706053
Precip in4.53.73.74.34.55.13.23.44.44.64.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/786364193

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