Croyden Gardens Park
Croyden Gardens Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry Reed Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1952
- Elevation
- 21 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Harry Reed Park: 0.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Curry Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Dodson Lake Park: 1.2 mi
- Milton Park: 1.4 mi
- Harris County Department of Education: 1.5 mi
- James D. Burrus Elementary School: 2.8 mi
- Independence Heights: 2.9 mi
- Jackson's Barber Shop & Beauty Salon: 2.9 mi
- Bethany Baptist Church: 2.9 mi
- Take It Back: 2.8 mi
- Banana Dolphin: 4.5 mi
- Houston: 4.5 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 4.6 mi
- Love Mural: 4.8 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 4.3 mi
- Stream Garden: 5.2 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 5.7 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 5.7 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 5.1 mi
- Art Car Museum: 5.3 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 5.5 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 5.8 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 5.1 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 6.8 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 6.9 mi
- Eco Station: 8.1 mi
- Flow Works: 8.1 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 4.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 5.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 5.8 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 5.7 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 5.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 5.8 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 6.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.0 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Croyden Gardens Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 113° | 3 m | 21.6 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 | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| 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 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 8 mi away.
- Variegated Meadowhawk12 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle11 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad10 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth10 obs
- White-winged Dove9 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron9 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
- House Sparrow7 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/820142545
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