Cooper Road Park
Cooper Road Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 23 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Elevation
- 23 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Park: 0.9 mi
- Northline Park: 1.0 mi
- Melrose Park: 1.1 mi
- Squatty Lyons Park: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Take It Back: 1.4 mi
- Banana Dolphin: 5.6 mi
- Houston: 5.8 mi
- We Love Houston: 6.1 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 6.2 mi
- Greater Ward A.M.E. Church: 3.0 mi
- Independence Heights: 3.0 mi
- Booker T. Washington High School: 3.1 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 3.1 mi
- Acres Homes Community: 3.2 mi
- Stream Garden: 6.6 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly garden: 7.1 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 7.2 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 7.5 mi
- Art Car Museum: 6.3 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 7.2 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 7.3 mi
- Houston Freedman's Town: 7.4 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 6.7 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 7.3 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 7.3 mi
- Jumping World: 9.1 mi
- Copper Statue: 9.3 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 6.6 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 7.8 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.4 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 7.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 5.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 5.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 23.7 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cooper Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 115° | 3 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 9 mi away.
- Gulf Coast Toad23 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron14 obs
- American black elderberry11 obs
- Northern Mockingbird10 obs
- Western Honey Bee10 obs
- Northern Cardinal9 obs
- Gulf Fritillary9 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle8 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/685030904
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