Hennessy Park
Hennessy Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnett Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnett Street Park: 0.3 mi
- James Bute Park: 0.5 mi
- Swiney Park: 0.6 mi
- Allen's Landing Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Johnny Goyen Park: 0.7 mi
- Frost Town: 0.5 mi
- Mount Vernon United Methodist Church: 0.5 mi
- El Barrio del Alacrán: 0.6 mi
- Site of Confederate Prison Compound: 0.7 mi
- Merchants and Manufacturers Building: 0.7 mi
- Love Mural: 0.8 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 0.8 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 1.1 mi
- James A Baker III: 1.1 mi
- Striding Christ: 1.1 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 1.3 mi
- Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 1.3 mi
- Flores Terrace: 1.3 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 1.3 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 0.8 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 1.5 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 2.2 mi
- Freedman's Town Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
- Houston Freedman's Town: 2.2 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 1.1 mi
- Eco Station: 4.0 mi
- Flow Works: 4.0 mi
- Weather Station: 4.0 mi
- Frog Wall: 4.7 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.4 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.4 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.4 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 1.7 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 2.0 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 5.1 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 5.1 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 1.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 2.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 20.3 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hennessy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 101° | 3 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 5 mi away.
- Muscovy Duck311 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle262 obs
- Northern Mockingbird171 obs
- Rock Pigeon167 obs
- Brown Anole151 obs
- White-winged Dove148 obs
- White beggarticks133 obs
- Pond Slider131 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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/589020889
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