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Burnett-Bayland Park

Burnett-Bayland Park from directly overhead

Burnett-Bayland Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Gaither Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1996

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.71518, -95.47835

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Attractions: 30
  • Copper Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 4.5 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 4.6 mi
  • Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 4.6 mi
  • Frog Wall: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
Peaks: 4
  • Oak Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 23.6 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 24.2 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillWNW 301°52 m24.2 mi
Huntington MoundWSW 256°35 m24.5 mi
Oak HillWSW 258°29 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2319:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

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, 12 mi away.

  • Brown Anole110 obs
  • Monarch57 obs
  • straggler daisy54 obs
  • Green Anole51 obs
  • Pinkladies50 obs
  • Gulf Coast Toad47 obs
  • White-winged Dove42 obs
  • Western Honey Bee42 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/620138009

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