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Pilot Flying J

Pilot Travel Center #573Hempstead, TX

2000 FM 1488, Hempstead, TX

Phone(979) 291-2440

HoursOpen 24 Hours

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Location

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Quick Facts

Coordinates30.108565, -96.047594
Local Time9:58 PM CDT
Store #573
ChainPilot Flying J

Current Conditions

Hempstead, TX

🌧 Rain

60°F

Rain

Feels like 58°F

Wind

11 mp/h · NNE

Gusts

21 mp/h

Humidity

93%

Precip

0.08 inch

UV Index

3.5 Moderate

Cloud

100%

Visibility

5.3 mi

Pressure

1004 hPa

Today

🌧

67°

57°

95%

Sat

☁️

71°

53°

Sun

☁️

77°

55°

Sunrise 6:40 am Sunset 8:01 pm

Weather by Open-Meteo · captured May 1, 3:58 pm

Amenities

Diesel Lanes
Showers
Prime Parking Spaces
Diesel Mobile Fueling
ATM
CAT Scale
Check Cashing
Cylinder Propane
DEF Lanes
Lottery
Public Laundry
Truck Parking Spaces
Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Mobile Ordering

Facility

15 Fuel Lanes

On-Site Restaurants

Dunkin' Express

About this Stop

Visit Pilot Travel Center #573 in Hempstead, TX, for gas and diesel fuel, showers and restrooms, food, and truck parking.

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