Crain Park
Crain Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Monsignor Bill Pickard Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.0 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
- Elevation
- 22 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Monsignor Bill Pickard Park: 0.9 mi
- Arthur Storey Park: 1.1 mi
- Club Creek Park: 1.1 mi
- Sharpstown Park: 1.1 mi
- Bonham Park: 1.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Edward K. T. Chen: 2.1 mi
- Chinese Texans and Civil Rights: 2.9 mi
- Alan D. Ethen: 2.9 mi
- Dairy (Alief): 3.1 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Sculpture Park: 2.7 mi
- Whale: 4.5 mi
- Statue of Union: 4.8 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 5.1 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 2.7 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 2.9 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 5.2 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 1.8 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 3.8 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 5.4 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Art of the World Gallery: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 6.2 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 7.2 mi
- Copper Statue: 7.6 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 8.3 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 8.4 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 5.2 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.4 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 6.3 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 10.2 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 13.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 12.7 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 19.7 mi
- Huntington Mound: 20.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 21.7 mi
- Pool Hill: 24.1 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 11.3 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 11.8 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Crain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NW 310° | 52 m | 21.7 mi |
| Pool Hill | W 268° | 40 m | 24.1 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WSW 257° | 35 m | 20.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 260° | 29 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 9 mi away.
- Mallard104 obs
- Brown Anole99 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle84 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad67 obs
- Green Anole59 obs
- Great Blue Heron48 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel44 obs
- Western Honey Bee41 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/316835866
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