Park · Texas
Frank Higginbotham Park
Frank Higginbotham Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 989 m. The nearest named place is Whisperwood Median, a park 1.0 miles away. Texas Plains Trail runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 989 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.57971, -101.91588
- On the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Whisperwood Median: 1.0 mi
- Preston Smith Park: 1.0 mi
- Maxey Park: 1.0 mi
- Mahon Park: 1.4 mi
- Richard Lopez Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Arnett House: 1.0 mi
- Dagley Field: 1.2 mi
- Isham and Texana Tubbs House: 1.7 mi
- Bledsoe Santa Fe Depot: 1.9 mi
- The Free Range Era of Ranching: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 45
- Knowledge Structure: 1.3 mi
- Free Spirit: 1.6 mi
- Bulls: 1.6 mi
- Bridging Localities: 1.7 mi
- Student Recreation Center: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- The Spiral by Dr. Alon Kvashny: 2.0 mi
- Blarney Stone: 2.4 mi
- Sundial: 2.4 mi
- Arts District: 4.0 mi
- West Texas Walk of Fame: 4.2 mi
Museums: 10
- Museum of Texas Tech University: 1.9 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center: 3.3 mi
- Science Spectrum & OMNI Theater: 4.2 mi
- Buddy Holly Center: 4.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 14.0 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:27 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:39 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:06 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock WFO, 4 mi away.
- Mallard557 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle377 obs
- Red-shouldered Bug328 obs
- Western Honey Bee293 obs
- Convergent Lady Beetle145 obs
- White-winged Dove133 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse132 obs
- House Finch120 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/422889517
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