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David G. Burnet Park

David G. Burnet Park from directly overhead

David G. Burnet Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.78110, -95.05222

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • Spiritus Mundi: 14.0 mi
  • Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 15.7 mi
  • Peacock Records Mural: 17.1 mi
  • Love Mural: 17.1 mi
  • Orbit II: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 58
Museums: 48
Attractions: 23
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 5.6 mi
  • Shuttle Carrier Aircraft: 16.1 mi
  • Shuttle Independence: 16.1 mi
  • Falcon 9 Rocket: 16.1 mi
  • Mission Briefing Center: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 18.5 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 18.5 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 18.6 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 18.6 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 5.0 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 11.0 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillENE 62°25 m10.4 mi
Cedar HillENE 72°6 m21.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaSSE 156°3 m5.0 mi
Mesquite KnollSE 139°0 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2119:5020:25
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1216:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662687581838379716154
Precip in4.83.83.94.56.07.15.56.86.46.14.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baytown, 10 mi away.

  • Brown Pelican46 obs
  • Great Egret41 obs
  • Little Blue Heron35 obs
  • Snowy Egret35 obs
  • Great Blue Heron30 obs
  • Neotropic Cormorant30 obs
  • Killdeer29 obs
  • Laughing Gull28 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/479814765

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