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Edmonds Park

Edmonds Park from directly overhead

Edmonds Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Crater Hill stands 48 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Smokey Jasper Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 15 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1986

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.93242, -95.29402

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Light Spikes: 4.2 mi
  • Passages 1, 2, 3, 4: 4.4 mi
  • Time Line: 4.4 mi
  • Galaxy Way: 4.4 mi
  • Beads: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Museums: 51
Attractions: 28
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 12.4 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 14.0 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 14.1 mi
  • Jumping World: 14.8 mi
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 13.0 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 13.0 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 13.0 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 22.4 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 24.3 mi
  • Crater Hill: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater HillN 351°48 m24.4 mi
Barbers HillESE 103°25 m24.3 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaSE 132°3 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1416:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581726255
Precip in3.83.03.53.95.06.03.84.84.75.53.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 5 mi away.

  • Green Anole12 obs
  • Gulf Coast Toad10 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary8 obs
  • Brown Anole8 obs
  • Salt Marsh Moth8 obs
  • Mallard7 obs
  • North American Luna Moth7 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/1114792495

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