Ellington Field
Ellington Field is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lone Star Flight Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sylvan Rodriguez Park: 1.7 mi
- Strawberry Glen Park: 2.1 mi
- San Jacinto College South Baseball Field: 2.3 mi
- Mabry Mill Park: 2.3 mi
- Dad's Club Sports Park: 2.3 mi
- Genoa United Methodist Church: 2.2 mi
- First United Methodist Church of Pasadena: 3.5 mi
- Cecil and Frances Brown House: 5.3 mi
- Friendswood: 5.4 mi
- San Jacinto Community College District: 5.4 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 4.7 mi
- Round About: 12.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 12.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 12.7 mi
- Doble Physichromic Modular: 12.8 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 6.2 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 6.3 mi
- Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 7.8 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 0.4 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 5.3 mi
- Perry House: 5.5 mi
- Space Center Houston: 5.8 mi
- Space Center Theater: 5.7 mi
- Astronaut Gallery: 5.7 mi
- Mission Mars: 5.8 mi
- Mission Briefing Center: 5.8 mi
- International Space Station: 5.8 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 15.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 15.2 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 15.2 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 15.3 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 6.2 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 10.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 13.8 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 14.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Needle Point: 21.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 12.2 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 15.2 mi
- Barbers Hill: 23.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 17.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ellington Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | NE 44° | 25 m | 23.8 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | NE 51° | 3 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ENE 74° | 0 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Clover FLD, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403587948
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