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Energy Corridor Trailhead Park

Energy Corridor Trailhead Park from directly overhead

Energy Corridor Trailhead Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Bike Statue, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 10 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2004

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.77260, -95.62015

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Red Bike Statue: 0.3 mi
  • Rest: 2.3 mi
  • Sitting Buddha: 2.3 mi
  • Standing Buddha: 2.3 mi
  • Hoptei: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Molly Pryor Memorial Orchard: 0.5 mi
  • Energy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Nottingham Park: 1.4 mi
  • Nottingham West: 1.6 mi
  • Ray Miller Park: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Wilchester Legacy Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Yellow Rose Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Commuinty Garden: 5.3 mi
  • "Francesca's Garden": 7.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Memorial for Mark Heard, Marlin Geiger, and Michael Thompson: 2.3 mi
  • 1967 Opening Dedication: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial for Andrew Pasek: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial for John "Wade" Williams & Supercat Awards: 2.3 mi
  • Gray Lodge No. 329, A. F. & A. M.: 2.9 mi
Museums: 56
Attractions: 34
  • Texas knife makers supply: 3.9 mi
  • Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 7.0 mi
  • Jumping World: 8.2 mi
  • The Snake Pit: 11.1 mi
  • Lone Star Racers: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Shelter A: 5.2 mi
  • Outdoor Seating Area: 11.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Peaks: 6
  • Oak Hill: 10.9 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 18.1 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 20.4 mi
  • Pool Hill: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hockley MoundNW 313°74 m21.8 mi
Wolf HillNW 305°52 m14.9 mi
Pool HillWSW 253°40 m20.5 mi
Huntington MoundWSW 237°35 m18.1 mi
Oak HillSW 227°29 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2319:5220:27
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581736355
Precip in3.93.03.63.64.35.73.85.05.35.24.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 11 mi away.

  • Brown Anole188 obs
  • Pinkladies182 obs
  • eastern poison ivy168 obs
  • Green Anole158 obs
  • giant ragweed133 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary131 obs
  • Monarch122 obs
  • Muscovy Duck115 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/1115117698

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