Akin Park
Akin Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Underwood Mountain stands 204 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Flewellen Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 1.6 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Flewellen Park: 0.6 mi
- Cargill Long Park: 0.7 mi
- Patterson Park: 0.9 mi
- Ingram Park: 1.1 mi
- Rotary/AMBUCS Park: 1.2 mi
- New Providence Cemetery: 0.7 mi
- Temple Emanu-El: 0.7 mi
- Site of Earpville: 1.6 mi
- Gregg County: 1.8 mi
- First Christian Church of Longview: 1.8 mi
- Longview Museum of Fine Arts: 2.1 mi
- Ann Lacy Crain Exhibit Center: 2.1 mi
- Gregg County Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Longview Museum of Fine Arts: 2.1 mi
- Longview World of Wonders: 2.1 mi
- East Mountain: 9.6 mi
- West Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Tidwell Mountain: 12.0 mi
- Holland Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Goodman Mountain: 16.8 mi
- Equipment Park: 4.1 mi
- Snavely Discovery Well: 12.3 mi
- World's Richest Acre Park: 12.6 mi
- Crim Theatre: 12.7 mi
- Zen Kitchen: 12.7 mi
- Served with Honor: 2.0 mi
- Graffiti wall: 12.5 mi
- Historic Coca-Cola Mural: 12.6 mi
- Colonel L.P. Featherstone Memorial statue: 18.9 mi
- Coffeeville: 21.0 mi
- Mineral Springs: 21.6 mi
- Douglas: 22.9 mi
- Kelsey: 23.2 mi
- Winona Westbound Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Winona Eastbound Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 1.9 mi
- Outdoor Zen Kicthen: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Akin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Mountain | NW 312° | 204 m | 19.3 mi |
| East Mountain | NW 304° | 200 m | 9.6 mi |
| Starrville Mountain | WSW 258° | 196 m | 23.6 mi |
| Goodman Mountain | WSW 242° | 192 m | 16.8 mi |
| West Mountain | WNW 302° | 191 m | 12.0 mi |
| Tidwell Mountain | NW 307° | 191 m | 12.0 mi |
| Simpson Mountain | NW 323° | 188 m | 17.5 mi |
| Camp Mountain | NNW 349° | 187 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:54 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Longview #2, 1 mi away.
- American Robin35 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel32 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle30 obs
- Northern Cardinal29 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing27 obs
- Blue-tipped Dancer26 obs
- Chinese privet25 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle24 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/383935445
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