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Native Coastal Prairie Preserve

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Native Coastal Prairie Preserve from directly overhead

Native Coastal Prairie Preserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Brook Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Harris County

How to reach it

Coordinates29.62488, -95.13777

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Brook Park: 1.8 mi
  • Pine Brook Pocket Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pine Brook Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pasadena Fairgrounds and Convention Center: 2.1 mi
  • Middlebrook Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Spiritus Mundi: 3.7 mi
  • Healing Nature: 13.7 mi
  • Healing Nature: 13.7 mi
  • Round About: 13.7 mi
  • Doble Physichromic Modular: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 59
Museums: 48
Attractions: 24
  • Space Center Theater: 5.5 mi
  • Mission Mars: 5.6 mi
  • Astronaut Gallery: 5.6 mi
  • Mission Briefing Center: 5.6 mi
  • International Space Station: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 16.0 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 16.0 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 16.0 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 16.1 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 9.5 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 12.7 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Native Coastal Prairie Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNE 43°25 m21.2 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaNE 49°3 m9.5 mi
Mesquite KnollENE 78°0 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2219:5020:25
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1216:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555965717883858581736357
Precip in4.12.93.34.15.46.14.65.45.85.83.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1118750806

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