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Catherine Adams Park

Catherine Adams Park from directly overhead

Catherine Adams Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1972

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.77893, -95.32161

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
  • Hershe Street Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Jenkins Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Cooper Industries Water Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Peacock Records Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Love Mural: 1.2 mi
  • Striding Christ: 2.7 mi
  • A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 2.8 mi
  • James A Baker III: 2.8 mi
Museums: 53
Attractions: 26
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.9 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.9 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.9 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 18.8 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwell PeninsulaESE 104°3 m18.8 mi
Mesquite KnollESE 109°0 m24.8 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.

  • Gray Kingbird50 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary22 obs
  • Kiowa Dancer22 obs
  • Dusky Dancer21 obs
  • White beggarticks21 obs
  • Monarch20 obs
  • castor bean20 obs
  • American black elderberry20 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/1109702701

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