Wortham Island Reserve
Wortham Island Reserve is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Forest Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10.0 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Forest Park: 0.9 mi
- Mangum Manor Park: 1.0 mi
- Watonga Parkway Park: 1.0 mi
- Candlelight Park: 1.4 mi
- Little Thicket Park: 1.6 mi
- Saint John United Church: 1.2 mi
- First Baptist Church of Houston: 2.7 mi
- 2007 - Ciscos Rios: 2.8 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 3.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington High School: 3.2 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 2.0 mi
- Butterfly garden: 3.8 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 4.1 mi
- Granduca Garden: 4.4 mi
- Granduca Garden South: 4.4 mi
- Three Quarter Time: 3.7 mi
- Texas and bluebonnets: 3.7 mi
- Tree Stump Mushroom: 3.8 mi
- Ground Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Tree Stump: 3.8 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Art Car Museum: 4.8 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Rienzi: 4.9 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 3.9 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 4.2 mi
- Jumping World: 5.1 mi
- Copper Statue: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 4.0 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 7.2 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 4.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 8.8 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 9.1 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 9.7 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 10.4 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.9 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 5.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 21.0 mi
- Wolf Hill: 22.8 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wortham Island Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | WNW 283° | 52 m | 22.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 239° | 29 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 12 mi away.
- Monarch177 obs
- Gulf Fritillary175 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee89 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad85 obs
- Brown Anole76 obs
- Green Anole72 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail64 obs
- upright prairie coneflower63 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/1116337365
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