Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area
Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,091 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian, a museum 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 74 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 74.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 2.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- First Transcontinental Air Service to Texas Panhandle, Amarillo Municipal Airport: 2.0 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair: 4.1 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Entrance: 4.3 mi
- Amarillo Livestock Auction: 4.6 mi
- Price College: 4.6 mi
- Sunrise School Park: 2.8 mi
- Rick Klein Park North: 3.5 mi
- Benton Park: 3.5 mi
- Eastridge School Park: 3.6 mi
- Oakdale School Park: 3.6 mi
- Slug Bug Ranch: 2.6 mi
- English Field Terminal: 3.2 mi
- Amarillo Tri-State Fair & Rodeo Main Entrance: 4.2 mi
- Cattleman's Cafe Neon Sign: 4.3 mi
- Xcape Room Warehouse: 5.9 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Cooley Butte: 13.8 mi
- Goodnight Peak: 15.0 mi
- Brushy Butte: 15.3 mi
- Timber Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Kwahadi Musuem of the American Indian: 0.5 mi
- Texas Air & Space Museum: 1.7 mi
- American Quarter Horse Museum: 4.6 mi
- Amarillo Railway Museum: 4.7 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 4.9 mi
- Soapberry Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- 1: 19.2 mi
- 2: 19.3 mi
- Rick Husband: 6.0 mi
- Heart: 6.3 mi
- Horse: 6.3 mi
- Richard Daniel Baker Peace Park: 9.7 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 17.7 mi
- Hope Garden: 8.5 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 8.8 mi
- The Palisades: 9.8 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 16.9 mi
- River Falls: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Travel Information Center at Amarillo and Safety Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | W 280° | 1,156 m | 18.5 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,126 m | 17.1 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | WNW 295° | 1,088 m | 18.5 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | WNW 286° | 1,082 m | 13.0 mi |
| Cooley Butte | S 171° | 1,029 m | 13.8 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SSE 167° | 1,026 m | 15.3 mi |
| Red Mesa | S 170° | 1,017 m | 17.5 mi |
| Lost Mesa | N 350° | 1,013 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:25 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:28 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 17:00 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amarillo 7ene, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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