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Cottage Grove Park

Cottage Grove Park from directly overhead

Cottage Grove Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Wanita Triangle, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 6.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1949
Elevation
17 m

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.77829, -95.42316

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Tree Stump Mushroom: 0.7 mi
  • Tree Stump: 0.7 mi
  • Bucket: 1.0 mi
  • Beer Can House: 1.0 mi
  • We Love Houston: 1.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions: 30
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 0.9 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 0.9 mi
  • Copper Statue: 3.1 mi
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 3.6 mi
  • Frog Wall: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 1.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.0 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Oak Hill: 21.3 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 20.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 248°29 m21.3 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaE 100°3 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5117:27

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, 9 mi away.

  • Brown Anole587 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary461 obs
  • Neon Skimmer458 obs
  • American Bullfrog451 obs
  • Pond Slider402 obs
  • Banded Watersnake391 obs
  • Green Treefrog343 obs
  • pickerelweed308 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/298847626

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