Francklow Park
Francklow Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Bend Recreational center, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1983
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Bend Recreational center: 0.6 mi
- Lakeside Park: 1.0 mi
- Village Place Community: 1.4 mi
- Camden Park: 1.6 mi
- Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Edward K. T. Chen: 1.6 mi
- Alan D. Ethen: 1.6 mi
- Moore Log House: 1.8 mi
- Commemorative Plaque to Anne Wilford: 2.2 mi
- 1967 Opening Dedication: 2.8 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wilchester Legacy Garden: 2.8 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 3.9 mi
- Granduca Garden South: 5.8 mi
- Human Ingenuity: 2.8 mi
- WAIS: 2.8 mi
- Stone Lantern: 2.8 mi
- Sitting Buddha: 2.8 mi
- Hoptei: 2.8 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 1.8 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 2.8 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 4.5 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 7.4 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 8.0 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 3.7 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 7.5 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 7.5 mi
- Copper Statue: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.6 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 8.2 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 3.4 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 13.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 13.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 19.1 mi
- Huntington Mound: 20.9 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 21.6 mi
- Pool Hill: 23.9 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 10.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Francklow Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | WNW 302° | 52 m | 19.1 mi |
| Pool Hill | W 259° | 40 m | 23.9 mi |
| Huntington Mound | WSW 247° | 35 m | 20.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 244° | 29 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:52 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 11 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird1,639 obs
- Northern Cardinal684 obs
- Brown Anole493 obs
- Western Honey Bee471 obs
- House Sparrow421 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel414 obs
- House Finch350 obs
- White-winged Dove339 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/1385476217
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