Bendwood Park
Bendwood Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris County Pocket Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1961
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Harris County Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Anne Wilford Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Susan C. Kellner Pocket Park: 1.0 mi
- Haden Park: 1.7 mi
- Commemorative Plaque to Anne Wilford: 0.7 mi
- Moore Log House: 0.9 mi
- Memorial for John "Wade" Williams & Supercat Awards: 1.6 mi
- 1967 Opening Dedication: 1.6 mi
- Memorial for Mark Heard, Marlin Geiger, and Michael Thompson: 1.6 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- Wilchester Legacy Garden: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 5.3 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 5.6 mi
- Human Ingenuity: 1.6 mi
- WAIS: 1.6 mi
- Stone Lantern: 1.6 mi
- Hoptei: 1.6 mi
- Sitting Buddha: 1.6 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 0.9 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 6.3 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 3.1 mi
- Jumping World: 6.0 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 7.5 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.6 mi
- Shelter A: 8.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 2.9 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.1 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 13.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 14.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 14.1 mi
- Wolf Hill: 18.0 mi
- Huntington Mound: 21.6 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.9 mi
- Pool Hill: 24.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 10.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 11.0 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bendwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mound | NW 306° | 74 m | 24.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 297° | 52 m | 18.0 mi |
| Pool Hill | WSW 255° | 40 m | 24.2 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WSW 242° | 35 m | 21.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 237° | 29 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 12 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird1,644 obs
- Northern Cardinal694 obs
- Brown Anole517 obs
- Western Honey Bee471 obs
- House Sparrow442 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel424 obs
- House Finch345 obs
- White-winged Dove337 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/48359820
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