TEXAS LOOKOUTS
DREKA
Shelby County
Sabine National Forest
Sabine National Forest
DESIGNATION - DREKA LOT
PID - BX3048
STATE/COUNTY- TX/SHELBY
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - PATROON NORTH (1984)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1971 (JCA)
THE DREKA LOOKOUT TOWER WHICH IS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE U. S.
FOREST SERVICE IS LOCATED 6-1/4 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF PATROON,
5 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAYS 87 AND 139
AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY 139.
IT IS A FOUR-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, SILVER, A METAL CABIN ON TOP
AND THE OVERALL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 110 FEET.
POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE TOP CENTER OF THE CABIN.