Canterbury Village Park
Canterbury Village Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alicante Garden Pathway, a garden 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1950
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Alicante Garden Pathway: 1.0 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 3.6 mi
- St. Francis Xavier Prayer Garden: 3.6 mi
- Sunnyside Urban Garden: 3.8 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 4.6 mi
- Maxie Park: 1.1 mi
- Townwood Park: 1.5 mi
- Almeda Park: 1.6 mi
- Margaret Jenkins Park: 2.2 mi
- Brentwood Park: 2.2 mi
- Almeda: 1.9 mi
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church: 4.1 mi
- Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M.: 4.4 mi
- Astrodome: 4.4 mi
- James C. Myers Flagpoles: 4.6 mi
- Vivian L. Smith: 4.5 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 4.6 mi
- pear: 4.8 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 4.8 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 5.0 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 6.3 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 7.0 mi
- John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science: 7.0 mi
- Children's Museum of Houston: 7.1 mi
- 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 7.2 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 6.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 6.8 mi
- Weather Station: 7.1 mi
- Flow Works: 7.1 mi
- Eco Station: 7.1 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 4.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 9.5 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 9.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 10.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 10.5 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 10.6 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 14.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 11.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 11.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 21.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 24.0 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Canterbury Village Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 278° | 29 m | 21.2 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | ENE 74° | 3 m | 24.0 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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 7 mi away.
- Three-toed Box Turtle20 obs
- Green Anole13 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad9 obs
- Pinkladies8 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse8 obs
- Salt Marsh Moth8 obs
- Waterlily Leafcutter Moth8 obs
- Monarch7 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/278759967
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