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Winona Westbound Picnic Area

Winona Westbound Picnic Area from directly overhead

Winona Westbound Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Winona Eastbound Picnic Area, a rest area 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Department of Transportation
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates32.43854, -95.09728
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Hugh Camp Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
  • Big Sandy Park: 10.4 mi
  • Headache Springs Natural Park: 10.9 mi
  • Walk of Fame Plaza: 11.4 mi
  • Tyler Nature Center: 11.4 mi
Museums: 19
Peaks: 16
  • Starrville Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 12.3 mi
  • Pinnacle Mountain: 12.7 mi
  • Peter Hayes Hill: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Artworks: 5
  • Fine Arts Complex: 12.7 mi
  • Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 13.4 mi
  • Graffiti wall: 13.8 mi
  • Tree of Life: 20.1 mi
  • Served with Honor: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 12.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Winona Westbound Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Underwood MountainNNE 20°204 m20.1 mi
Snow MountainSSW 205°201 m24.3 mi
East MountainNE 49°200 m17.4 mi
Starrville MountainWNW 299°196 m2.2 mi
Goodman MountainESE 107°192 m6.7 mi
West MountainNE 42°191 m16.4 mi
Tidwell MountainNE 41°191 m17.5 mi
Simpson MountainNNE 28°188 m22.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:1419:5520:31
September equinox07:0918:4619:19
December solstice07:1916:4217:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260667480838377675750
Precip in4.04.34.34.04.34.82.72.93.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/586002135

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