Glenshire Park
Glenshire Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston, a museum 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 6 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
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 3.8 mi
- Commuinty Garden: 4.9 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 5.7 mi
- Vaccaro Manor Park: 1.0 mi
- Marian Park: 1.3 mi
- Southwest Indoor Soccer Center: 1.5 mi
- Fondren Park: 1.7 mi
- Forum Park: 2.0 mi
- Holy Family Catholic Church: 1.9 mi
- Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado, First Railroad in Texas: 2.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Court Hardware Company: 2.4 mi
- Stafford Municipal School District: 3.1 mi
- 3 Musicians: 2.9 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 3.9 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 4.0 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 4.3 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 4.3 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 0.3 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 3.5 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sugar Land: 7.7 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 8.9 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 9.7 mi
- Copper Statue: 9.1 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 9.4 mi
- Frog Wall: 9.7 mi
- MTB Feature: 9.8 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 9.9 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 3.8 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 10.5 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 9.6 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 10.4 mi
- Long Meadow Farms Nature Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 15.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 13.0 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 18.1 mi
- Huntington Mound: 20.3 mi
- Wolf Hill: 24.4 mi
- Nash Dome: 24.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 13.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 13.6 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenshire Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | NW 315° | 52 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pool Hill | W 276° | 40 m | 24.6 mi |
| Huntington Mound | W 267° | 35 m | 20.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 276° | 29 m | 13.0 mi |
| Nash Dome | SSW 196° | 17 m | 24.6 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 | 19:51 | 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, 7 mi away.
- Monarch44 obs
- Blue Dasher38 obs
- American Bumble Bee37 obs
- Gulf Fritillary36 obs
- Green Anole32 obs
- Western Honey Bee31 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee29 obs
- straggler daisy29 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/1185387912
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