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Texas Travel Information Center at Denison

Texas Travel Information Center at Denison from directly overhead

Texas Travel Information Center at Denison is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Brushy Mound stands 264 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Colbert's Ferry, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Texas Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.81851, -96.53633

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Colbert City Park: 3.1 mi
  • Munson Park: 3.3 mi
  • Morton Street Mini Park: 4.1 mi
  • Eisenhower State Park: 4.3 mi
  • Heritage Park: 4.4 mi
Museums: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Choctaw Welcome Center: 2.2 mi
  • Worship Area: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Popes Point: 20.9 mi
  • Brushy Mound: 23.9 mi
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Herman Baker Park: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Texas Travel Information Center at Denison. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brushy MoundWNW 282°264 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1720:0420:41
September equinox07:1518:5219:24
December solstice07:2816:4417:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637179838376655445
Precip in2.52.84.03.95.54.52.92.93.44.83.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sherman, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/606571958

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