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Gregg Street Park

Gregg Street Park from directly overhead

Gregg Street Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Peacock Records Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.1 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1953

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.76767, -95.33588

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Peacock Records Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Love Mural: 0.1 mi
  • Striding Christ: 1.6 mi
  • Monument au Fantome: 1.7 mi
  • Power of Houston: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Hershe Street Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Cooper Industries Water Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Cemex, USA Terrace: 1.7 mi
Museums: 53
Attractions: 27
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 12
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.8 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.8 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.8 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwell PeninsulaE 101°3 m19.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

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, 4 mi away.

  • Great-tailed Grackle178 obs
  • Muscovy Duck174 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird119 obs
  • Rock Pigeon111 obs
  • White-winged Dove90 obs
  • House Sparrow77 obs
  • White beggarticks58 obs
  • firewheel57 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/588489286

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