Briarbend Park
Briarbend Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Tree Pocket Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Small neighborhood park with playground for kids and a short, dirt gravel trail that loops around the perimeter. Also provides access to Buffalo Bayou for canoeing
What the record says
- Built
- 1958
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Flag Tree Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- Woodway Square Park: 0.7 mi
- Carol Tree Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
- Second Baptist High School Ballpark: 1.0 mi
- Briarmeadow Park: 1.1 mi
- Alan D. Ethen: 1.6 mi
- Hamilton Shirts: 2.0 mi
- The Rummel-Hildebrandt-Bauer Sawmill: 2.3 mi
- Obelisk: 2.6 mi
- Gerald D. Hines Waterwall: 2.8 mi
- Harry's Mural: 2.8 mi
- The Waterwall: 2.8 mi
- John Calvin Statue: 2.9 mi
- John Knox Statue: 2.9 mi
- Ground Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Granduca Garden South: 3.0 mi
- Granduca Garden: 3.1 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 4.1 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 3.7 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 5.2 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 2.3 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 4.7 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 4.8 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 4.9 mi
- Copper Statue: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 4.8 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 6.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 5.1 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 6.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 11.0 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 11.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 15.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 21.7 mi
- Huntington Mound: 23.5 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 23.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 7.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Briarbend Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | WNW 299° | 52 m | 21.7 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WSW 250° | 35 m | 23.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 249° | 29 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| 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, 13 mi away.
- Brown Anole113 obs
- Green Anole35 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad35 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel34 obs
- Three-toed Box Turtle33 obs
- Western Honey Bee32 obs
- Largeflower pink-sorrel23 obs
- Pond Slider22 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/595189592
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