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Freed Park

Freed Park from directly overhead

Freed Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Freed Park Urban Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 8.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1958
Elevation
22 m

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.79737, -95.47082

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Attractions: 33
  • Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 2.4 mi
  • Wetland Boardwalk: 3.1 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 3.1 mi
  • Copper Statue: 5.1 mi
  • Jumping World: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 4: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 3.3 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 7.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Oak Hill: 19.3 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillWNW 288°52 m22.2 mi
Oak HillWSW 242°29 m19.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2319:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 12 mi away.

  • Brown Anole64 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary54 obs
  • Gulf Coast Toad51 obs
  • Green Anole41 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail35 obs
  • Monarch29 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle26 obs
  • Western Honey Bee25 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/190601126

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