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Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center from directly overhead

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Arboretum Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Board of Directors

How to reach it

Coordinates29.76186, -95.45209

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Granduca Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Granduca Garden South: 0.5 mi
  • Butterfly garden: 1.5 mi
  • River Oaks Garden Club: 2.5 mi
  • Freed Park Urban Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 1.3 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 1.3 mi
  • Copper Statue: 2.5 mi
  • Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 3.3 mi
  • Frog Wall: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 4: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.4 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 4.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Oak Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillWNW 293°52 m24.1 mi
Oak HillWSW 250°29 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:2319:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 10 mi away.

  • Gulf Fritillary1,230 obs
  • Brown Anole1,053 obs
  • Pond Slider974 obs
  • American Bullfrog843 obs
  • Banded Watersnake743 obs
  • American beautyberry652 obs
  • Green Anole578 obs
  • purple passionflower521 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/128546001

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