- Elevation
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blackwell Peninsula3 m · 17.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail2.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 29.6580, -95.3074
Carter Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded 10 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Stewart Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1949
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Carter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | ENE 77° | 3 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 89° | 0 m | 22.6 mi |
- 2.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Stewart Park: 0.2 mi
- Law Park: 0.7 mi
- Garden Villas Park: 0.8 mi
- Robert Stuart Park: 1.1 mi
- Andover Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Site of Lubbock Ranch: 2.1 mi
- Farnsworth & Chambers Building: 3.4 mi
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church: 3.9 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.0 mi
- Harrisburg-Jackson Cemetery: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 3.0 mi
- Houston Botanic Garden: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
- Culinary Garden: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- Round About: 4.5 mi
- Healing Nature: 4.6 mi
- Healing Nature: 4.6 mi
- Doble Physichromic Modular: 4.6 mi
- Statue of Four Lies: 4.7 mi
Museums: 51
Attractions: 27
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 6.4 mi
- Flow Works: 6.4 mi
- Weather Station: 6.4 mi
- Eco Station: 6.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- Brays Greenway Park: 4.8 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 6.8 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 7.0 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 9.8 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Lake Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 7.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 7.2 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 7.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 7.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Beauchamp Spring: 9.4 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blackwell Peninsula: 17.8 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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