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Dodson Lake Park

Dodson Lake Park from directly overhead

Dodson Lake Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 21 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Warren Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1953
Elevation
21 m

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.84157, -95.33005

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Take It Back: 3.8 mi
  • Love Mural: 5.2 mi
  • Peacock Records Mural: 5.2 mi
  • A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 5.3 mi
  • Houston: 5.5 mi
Gardens
  • Hershe Street Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Stream Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 6.3 mi
  • Cooper Industries Water Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Vinson & Elkins Garden: 6.3 mi
Museums: 55
Attractions: 30
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 5.8 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 7.9 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 8.0 mi
  • Eco Station: 8.9 mi
  • Flow Works: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 6.3 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 6.4 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 6.4 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 8.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 5.2 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwell PeninsulaESE 115°3 m20.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

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, 7 mi away.

  • firewheel10 obs
  • Fall Webworm Moth10 obs
  • Pinkladies9 obs
  • Gulf Coast Toad8 obs
  • Northern Cardinal7 obs
  • Eastern Hognose Snake7 obs
  • lyreleaf sage7 obs
  • straggler daisy7 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/934653608

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