Dairy (Alief)
Dairy (Alief) is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mike Driscoll Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Human settlement in Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Dates from 1894.
Wikidata Q4726383, matched on coordinates and name (403 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mike Driscoll Park: 0.4 mi
- Alief Amity Park: 0.6 mi
- Alief Community Park: 0.7 mi
- Hackberry Park: 1.4 mi
- Boone Road Park: 1.4 mi
- Sculpture Park: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Statue of Union: 3.3 mi
- Red Bike Statue: 4.3 mi
- Stone Lantern: 4.8 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 0.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.8 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 4.9 mi
- Wilchester Legacy Garden: 4.9 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 5.4 mi
- Alief Cemetery: 1.0 mi
- Prairie Grove Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Gray Lodge No. 329, A. F. & A. M.: 3.8 mi
- Moore Log House: 4.3 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 4.8 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 4.8 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 5.9 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land: 9.0 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 7.0 mi
- Copper Statue: 10.1 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 10.3 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 10.4 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 8.2 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Shelter A: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 10.4 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 4.2 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 10.6 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 11.2 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 16.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 10.2 mi
- Huntington Mound: 17.9 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 18.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 18.8 mi
- Pool Hill: 21.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 13.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dairy (Alief). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NW 313° | 52 m | 18.8 mi |
| Pool Hill | W 265° | 40 m | 21.3 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WSW 252° | 35 m | 17.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 251° | 29 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403652927
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