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Hobart Taylor Park

Hobart Taylor Park from directly overhead

Hobart Taylor Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Coastal Prairie, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1959
Elevation
14 m

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.81445, -95.27930

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
  • Peacock Records Mural: 4.7 mi
  • Love Mural: 4.7 mi
  • A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 6.0 mi
  • Striding Christ: 6.2 mi
  • James A Baker III: 6.2 mi
Museums: 53
Attractions: 26
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 6.2 mi
  • Eco Station: 9.0 mi
  • Flow Works: 9.0 mi
  • Weather Station: 9.0 mi
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 6.4 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 6.4 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 6.4 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 6.4 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 17.1 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 6.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillE 84°25 m23.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaESE 114°3 m17.1 mi
Mesquite KnollESE 117°0 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
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, 5 mi away.

  • Brown Anole13 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary8 obs
  • Gulf Coast Toad8 obs
  • Green Treefrog5 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron4 obs
  • Green Anole4 obs
  • Monarch4 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug4 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/520430707

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