Fig Industry in Friendswood
Fig Industry in Friendswood is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevenson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Stevenson Park: 0.2 mi
- Old City Park: 0.3 mi
- Oxnard Park: 0.5 mi
- Friendswood High School Softball Field: 1.3 mi
- Heritage Park Pointe Overlook: 1.4 mi
- Friends Church Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Friendswood: 0.7 mi
- Cecil and Frances Brown House: 0.9 mi
- Magnolia Creek Cemetery: 3.5 mi
- Pearland and The Santa Fe Railroad: 4.5 mi
- Spiritus Mundi: 7.0 mi
- pear: 12.4 mi
- Round About: 16.2 mi
- Healing Nature: 16.2 mi
- Healing Nature: 16.3 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 8.8 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 10.9 mi
- Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 0.7 mi
- Perry House: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam War Flight Museum: 5.6 mi
- Lone Star Flight Museum: 5.9 mi
- Space Center Houston: 6.0 mi
- Space Center Theater: 6.0 mi
- Astronaut Gallery: 6.0 mi
- International Space Station: 6.0 mi
- Mission Mars: 6.0 mi
- Destiny Theater: 6.0 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 18.9 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 18.9 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 19.0 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 19.0 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 8.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 13.3 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 15.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 18.0 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 17.0 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 18.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 22.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Red Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 21.1 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fig Industry in Friendswood. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | NE 38° | 3 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | SSE 167° | 2 m | 22.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ENE 58° | 0 m | 18.4 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 | 20:24 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12403616527
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