Dow Elementary Park
Dow Elementary Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sabine Street, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Small park near the old Dow Elementary building, now MECA.
What the record says
- Built
- 1980
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Sabine Street: 0.1 mi
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church: 0.3 mi
- Houston Police Officers' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- David Finney Stuart, M.D.: 0.4 mi
- Anson Jones: 0.4 mi
- Red Bull Flying Bach: 0.2 mi
- #gorillaart: 0.2 mi
- Darkhorse Tavern Dartboard: 0.2 mi
- Open Channel Flow: 0.2 mi
- untitled (totems): 0.2 mi
- Stream Garden: 0.3 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 1.3 mi
- Devon Energy Global Garden: 1.3 mi
- Flores Terrace: 1.4 mi
- Lily Chen Foster Garden: 1.4 mi
- Park for Humans and Dogs: 0.3 mi
- Eleanor Tinsley Park: 0.3 mi
- Richard Brock Park: 0.4 mi
- Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade: 0.4 mi
- Sam Houston Park: 0.5 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 0.7 mi
- Houston Freedman's Town: 0.8 mi
- Freedman's Town Visitor Center: 0.8 mi
- Gallery 1206: 0.8 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 0.7 mi
- Eco Station: 3.0 mi
- Flow Works: 3.1 mi
- Weather Station: 3.1 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 3.2 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.4 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.4 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 3.1 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 3.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 3.4 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 1.1 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 1.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 21.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 23.6 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dow Elementary Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 253° | 29 m | 23.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 99° | 3 m | 21.9 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 | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
- Brown Anole489 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle384 obs
- Muscovy Duck365 obs
- Western Honey Bee357 obs
- Northern Mockingbird347 obs
- Pinkladies293 obs
- White-winged Dove288 obs
- white clover288 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/1114710037
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