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Atascocita Park

Atascocita Park from directly overhead

Atascocita Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Crater Hill stands 48 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodland Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 14 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Harris County Precinct 3

How to reach it

Coordinates29.97400, -95.17051

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodland Park: 0.5 mi
  • Fish Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Labyrinth: 0.7 mi
  • Observation Deck: 0.8 mi
  • Hammock Zone: 1.0 mi
Artworks
  • Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Light Spikes: 9.4 mi
  • Time Line: 9.7 mi
  • Passages 1, 2, 3, 4: 9.8 mi
  • Galaxy Way: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 56
Museums: 45
Attractions: 22
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 15.1 mi
  • Extreme Slides: 15.4 mi
  • Raft Rides: 15.5 mi
  • Zip Lines: 15.5 mi
  • Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 19.0 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 19.0 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 19.0 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 19.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Barbers Hill: 18.4 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 20.1 mi
  • Crater Hill: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater HillNNW 332°48 m24.0 mi
Barbers HillESE 117°25 m18.4 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaSSE 153°3 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:33
June solstice06:2119:5020:25
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1316:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581726255
Precip in3.83.03.53.95.06.03.84.84.75.53.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 11 mi away.

  • Green Anole66 obs
  • Great Blue Heron60 obs
  • Northern Cardinal58 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird58 obs
  • Blue Dasher55 obs
  • Great Egret54 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle52 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler50 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/816580611

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