Westbound Picnic Area
Westbound Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 1,210 m. Purcell stands 1,361 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastbound Picnic Area, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 13 miles off. 29 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
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
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 22.5 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
29 named places within 25 miles
- Route 66 Mid Point: 9.0 mi
- Abandoned Texaco Station: 12.7 mi
- Little Juarez Cafe (Abandoned): 12.7 mi
- Abandoned Glenrio Post Office: 13.0 mi
- DOTS Mini Museum Route 66: 22.4 mi
- Magnolia Gas Station: 22.5 mi
- Site of Old Tascosa: 22.5 mi
- County Named for Texas Confederate Senator W. S. Oldham 1813-1868: 22.5 mi
- Home County of Doctor Oscar H. Loyd (1868-1959): 22.6 mi
- Fort Smith-Santa Fe Trail: 24.5 mi
- Eastbound Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- NMTD Glenrio Visitor Information Center: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Carand Collecible Museum: 16.3 mi
- Oldham County Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum: 22.4 mi
- Milburn Price Culture Museum: 22.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Purcell: 23.1 mi
- Endee Hill: 24.9 mi
- Clark Monument 9: 22.8 mi
- City Park: 22.9 mi
- Sand Point: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Westbound Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purcell | SW 214° | 1,361 m | 23.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | SW 214° | 1,359 m | 22.7 mi |
| Endee Hill | SW 218° | 1,328 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:56 | 19:30 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:32 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:40 | 19:16 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 17:04 | 17:44 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bravo, 28 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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