Victoria County Northbound Rest Area
Victoria County Northbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Goldmans Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Victoria County, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Reconstructed facility opened November 2002
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
86 named places within 25 miles
- Victoria County: 0.1 mi
- Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Fort St. Louis: 2.4 mi
- Saint Joseph Catholic Church: 2.4 mi
- Foster Army Air Field: 6.6 mi
- Ted B Reed Park: 9.8 mi
- Ethel Lee Tracy Park: 9.8 mi
- Kay's Grove: 10.3 mi
- Brownson Park: 11.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Children's Discovery Museum: 10.2 mi
- Museum of the Coastal Bend: 10.7 mi
- Nave Museum: 12.5 mi
- Texana Museum: 12.5 mi
- Calhoun County Museum: 22.5 mi
- Old Red Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Goldmans Hill: 15.4 mi
- Indian Mound: 16.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Victoria County Northbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldmans Hill | WSW 242° | 29 m | 15.4 mi |
| Indian Mound | SW 223° | 15 m | 16.5 mi |
| Old Red Bluff | E 98° | 5 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:08 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:54 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:59 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 77 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Victoria Rgnl AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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