Hidalgo Park
Hidalgo Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidalgo Park Quiosco, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1927
- Elevation
- 6 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hidalgo Park Quiosco: 0.1 mi
- Houston's Deep-Water Port: 0.2 mi
- Thomas H. Ball, Jr.: 0.2 mi
- "Constitution" Bend: 0.2 mi
- Magnolia Park City Hall and Central Fire Station: 0.7 mi
- Sam Houston Landing: 0.3 mi
- The Yolanda Black Navarro Buffalo Bend Nature Park: 0.4 mi
- De Zavala Park: 0.7 mi
- Siro Gutierrez Park: 1.0 mi
- Mason Park: 1.4 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 2.0 mi
- House of Tiny Treasures: 2.5 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 2.7 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 3.8 mi
- Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 3.8 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 2.8 mi
- Love Mural: 2.8 mi
- Modulation: 3.0 mi
- University Computing Center Collection: 3.0 mi
- Orbit II: 3.0 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 2.9 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 3.2 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Houston Fire Museum: 4.8 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 4.4 mi
- Eco Station: 5.6 mi
- Flow Works: 5.6 mi
- Weather Station: 5.6 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 6.2 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 3.9 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 3.9 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 3.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 3.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 1.7 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 1.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 1.9 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 4.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 16.8 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.7 mi
- Barbers Hill: 24.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 21.3 mi
- Needle Point: 23.3 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 5.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hidalgo Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | ENE 73° | 25 m | 24.9 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 97° | 3 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 105° | 0 m | 22.7 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 | 20:25 |
| 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, under a mile away.
- Fall Webworm Moth23 obs
- Great Egret23 obs
- White beggarticks23 obs
- Gulf Fritillary22 obs
- Pinkladies20 obs
- American trumpet vine20 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad19 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron17 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/44852489
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