Braeswood Park
Braeswood Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1959
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Gus S. and Lyndall F. Wortham Park: 0.5 mi
- Whitt Johnson Park: 0.7 mi
- West Quadrangle: 1.1 mi
- Carruth Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Barker Field: 1.2 mi
- Friedman Holistic Garden: 0.9 mi
- Brown Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lykes Grove: 1.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 1.7 mi
- Mary Gibbs And Jesse H. Jones Greenway Bio-Swale: 1.8 mi
- Radiant Pathway: 0.9 mi
- Think: 0.9 mi
- Circle Within a Square, Each With Broken Bands of Color: 0.9 mi
- In Play: 0.9 mi
- Ladder descending a staircase: 1.0 mi
- Roy and Lillie Cullen Building: 1.2 mi
- Astrodome: 1.3 mi
- Holcombe House: 1.4 mi
- San Jacinto Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas: 1.4 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House: 1.4 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 2.0 mi
- Contemporary Arts Museum Houston: 2.1 mi
- Caroline Weiss Law Building: 2.1 mi
- John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science: 2.1 mi
- Frog Wall: 1.4 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 1.5 mi
- Weather Station: 2.2 mi
- Flow Works: 2.2 mi
- Eco Station: 2.2 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 4.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 6.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 6.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 8.0 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 5.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 6.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 20.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 23.8 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Braeswood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 263° | 29 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 88° | 3 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
- Muscovy Duck926 obs
- Brown Anole629 obs
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck551 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel551 obs
- Pond Slider443 obs
- Mallard438 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle425 obs
- Blue Jay362 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/216506690
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