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Wichita County Southbound Rest Area

Wichita County Southbound Rest Area from directly overhead

Wichita County Southbound Rest Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Sunshine Hill stands 368 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Wichita County Northbound Rest Area, a rest area 0.4 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates33.96532, -98.71721
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 58
  • Foley Park: 1.7 mi
  • W.F. George Field Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lake Buffalo OHV Park: 2.5 mi
  • Oscar Park: 2.9 mi
  • Burnett Park: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 23
Peaks: 8
  • Twin Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Temple Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Bare Butte: 7.1 mi
  • Sunshine Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Floral Mound: 9.7 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Burkburnett Community Gardens: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wichita Falls: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wichita County Southbound Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunshine HillNW 326°368 m8.1 mi
Floral MoundNW 309°367 m9.7 mi
Twin PeaksWSW 258°357 m19.2 mi
Potato HillWSW 255°348 m15.4 mi
Bare ButteSE 141°322 m7.1 mi
Twin MountainSW 222°321 m5.0 mi
Temple HillSSE 152°321 m6.3 mi
Martin HillNE 56°303 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1320:50
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3716:5217:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424655637280858476655344
Precip in1.21.42.02.53.83.42.02.53.02.91.61.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wichita Falls Muni AP, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/786366667

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