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Scenic View

Scenic View from directly overhead

Scenic View is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 602 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Western Cattle Trail, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.4 miles off. 47 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

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates30.10302, -99.17468
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 47
  • Tivy Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Haddenbrock Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 11.1 mi
  • Twin Sisters: 11.7 mi
  • Big Hill: 12.8 mi
Parks: 39
  • Schultz Park: 2.0 mi
  • Elm Creek Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lois Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cypress Park: 2.6 mi
  • Granger MacDonald Park: 3.0 mi
Springs: 13
  • Trough Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Dripping Vat Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Muskhog Spring: 15.1 mi
  • White Oak Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Bee Caves Spring: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
  • Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 4.4 mi
  • Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 4.4 mi
  • Pioneer Memorial Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Pioneer Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Admiral Nimitz Museum: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 5
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Gardens at the Ridge: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Roos Falls: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scenic View. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hermans PointNNW 348°684 m23.5 mi
Red HillW 267°679 m21.5 mi
Edwards PeakSSW 193°666 m15.2 mi
RoundheadNNE 30°653 m19.8 mi
Turkey KnobSE 139°623 m24.4 mi
Big HillE 90°612 m22.1 mi
Round TopSSE 157°611 m17.6 mi
Buckeye PointNNE 20°601 m23.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1719:49
June solstice06:3720:0720:42
September equinox07:2619:0319:35
December solstice07:2917:0517:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465158647278818175665648
Precip in1.71.62.42.34.33.32.11.93.73.22.21.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/966914860

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