Polk County Southbound Rest Area
Polk County Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Liberty Hill stands 82 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Polk County Northbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Renovated facility opened December 2007
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Near Boyhood Home of John Wesley Hardin: 5.3 mi
- E. C. Matthews Home: 5.8 mi
- Moscow Male and Female Academy: 5.8 mi
- Moscow: 6.0 mi
- First Baptist Church: 6.0 mi
- 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
- Indian Hill: 15.0 mi
- Darby Hill: 19.9 mi
- Big Hill: 20.0 mi
- Hooper Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Duck Roost: 22.0 mi
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Museum: 9.9 mi
- Polk County Memorial Museum: 9.9 mi
- Livingston Museum: 9.9 mi
- San Jacinto Old Jail Museum: 23.0 mi
- The History Center: 24.3 mi
- Laurelia: 9.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 12.4 mi
- Sumpter: 17.8 mi
- Mobile: 23.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 22.8 mi
- Hog Head Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Polk County Northbound Rest Area: 0.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polk County Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | WSW 255° | 82 m | 22.5 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 57° | 79 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 274° | 77 m | 24.1 mi |
| Camp Hill | W 273° | 61 m | 23.3 mi |
| Darby Hill | WSW 255° | 54 m | 19.9 mi |
| Hooper Bluff | N 1° | 52 m | 21.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | WSW 245° | 45 m | 15.0 mi |
| Duck Roost | N 3° | 45 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 70 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Livingston 2 NNE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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