Farnsworth Park
Farnsworth Park is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Davis Hill stands 74 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Houston Wilderness Park, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 22 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
- 24.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunnam Park and Boat Ramp: 1.4 mi
- Mill's Branch Park: 1.7 mi
- Brook Shadow Park: 2.1 mi
- Rustling Elms Park: 2.1 mi
- Riverchase Park: 2.3 mi
- Veteran Honor Garden: 3.0 mi
- New Caney: 4.3 mi
- Kingwood Sign: 5.6 mi
- Moonshine Hill: 7.8 mi
- Lambrecht's Artesian Well: 8.6 mi
- Roman Forest: 5.4 mi
- Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 8.9 mi
- Light Spikes: 12.2 mi
- Time Line: 12.4 mi
- Galaxy Way: 12.4 mi
- Humble Museum: 8.8 mi
- Spring Historical Museum: 15.0 mi
- National Museum of Funeral History: 17.2 mi
- Old School Museum: 17.4 mi
- Cleveland Historical Museum: 17.7 mi
- Extreme Slides: 6.9 mi
- Zip Lines: 6.9 mi
- Raft Rides: 6.9 mi
- Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 7.0 mi
- Axe Throwing/Archery: 7.0 mi
- Blackberry: 3.3 mi
- Blackberry: 3.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 6.3 mi
- French Elementary Community Garden: 20.2 mi
- Bear Branch Community Garden: 20.4 mi
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park: 1.1 mi
- Woodson's Gully Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 20.7 mi
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Crater Hill: 16.8 mi
- Barbers Hill: 23.7 mi
- Davis Hill: 24.8 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Farnsworth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Hill | NE 53° | 74 m | 24.8 mi |
| Crater Hill | NW 319° | 48 m | 16.8 mi |
| Barbers Hill | SE 136° | 25 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:49 | 17:26 |
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 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 14 mi away.
- Monarch35 obs
- American Bumble Bee30 obs
- American beautyberry27 obs
- Eastern Copperhead27 obs
- Yaupon Holly19 obs
- baldcypress17 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad16 obs
- Two-spotted Longhorn Bee16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1421434466
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