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Broadmoor-Kretschmar Park

Broadmoor-Kretschmar Park from directly overhead

Broadmoor-Kretschmar Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is House of Tiny Treasures, a garden 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.72850, -95.32731

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • House of Tiny Treasures: 0.3 mi
  • Jenkins Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Mithoff Family Foundation Chapman and Clea's Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Allen Family Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Maconda's Grove: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • M.C. Cullinan Park: 0.5 mi
  • Park Drive Park: 0.7 mi
  • Park Drive Park: 0.8 mi
  • Park Drive Park: 0.8 mi
  • Park Drive Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Orbit II: 0.7 mi
  • Modulation: 0.7 mi
  • University Computing Center Collection: 0.8 mi
  • Albertus Magnus: 0.8 mi
  • Big Orange: 0.8 mi
Museums: 54
Attractions: 27
Picnic sites: 12
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.5 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.5 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.6 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 5.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 18.6 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 24.2 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwell PeninsulaE 93°3 m18.6 mi
Mesquite KnollE 101°0 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 3 mi away.

  • Eastern Fox Squirrel334 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle171 obs
  • straggler daisy157 obs
  • white clover153 obs
  • American Robin151 obs
  • Pinkladies129 obs
  • Western Honey Bee118 obs
  • Common Pill Woodlouse105 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/364717470

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