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Guadalupe Plaza Park

Guadalupe Plaza Park from directly overhead

Guadalupe Plaza Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1986

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.75981, -95.34578

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Navigation Esplanade: 0.2 mi
  • James Bute Park: 0.5 mi
  • Settegast Park: 0.5 mi
  • Swiney Park: 0.6 mi
  • El Franco Lee Public Service Plaza: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Love Mural: 0.7 mi
  • Peacock Records Mural: 0.7 mi
  • Monument au Fantome: 0.9 mi
  • Striding Christ: 0.9 mi
  • Power of Houston: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • Cooper Industries Water Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Cemex, USA Terrace: 0.9 mi
  • Jones Lawn: 0.9 mi
Museums: 53
Attractions: 27
Picnic sites: 12
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.0 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.0 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.0 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackwell PeninsulaE 99°3 m19.9 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.

  • Muscovy Duck301 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle254 obs
  • Rock Pigeon172 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird156 obs
  • White-winged Dove139 obs
  • Ovenbird127 obs
  • Brown Anole115 obs
  • House Sparrow111 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/53849276

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