J.P. White Park
J.P. White Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1956
- Elevation
- 8 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Park: 0.8 mi
- Greens Bayou Greenway: 0.8 mi
- Maxey Park: 0.9 mi
- Crooker/Moody Park: 0.9 mi
- Thomas Bell Foster Park: 0.9 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 2.0 mi
- Woodland Glade: 6.4 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 6.4 mi
- Pine Grove Garden: 6.4 mi
- Culinary Garden: 6.5 mi
- Fidelity Schools: 2.7 mi
- Near Site of Isaac Batterson Home: 2.9 mi
- Crown Hill Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- Pleasantville: 3.3 mi
- Vince's Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 7.2 mi
- Love Mural: 7.2 mi
- Orbit II: 7.9 mi
- Modulation: 7.9 mi
- University Computing Center Collection: 8.0 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 2.1 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 3.9 mi
- Pasadena Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 7.5 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 8.2 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 4.5 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 9.0 mi
- Eco Station: 10.6 mi
- Flow Works: 10.7 mi
- Weather Station: 10.7 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 5.0 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 5.1 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 6.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 6.6 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 8.7 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 8.7 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 8.7 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 8.7 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 12.4 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 18.6 mi
- Barbers Hill: 19.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Needle Point: 18.3 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 9.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of J.P. White Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | ENE 73° | 25 m | 19.9 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 107° | 3 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 113° | 0 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 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, 4 mi away.
- American beautyberry81 obs
- tree privet80 obs
- Yaupon Holly59 obs
- Dwarf Palmetto45 obs
- peppervine42 obs
- American trumpet vine34 obs
- Chinese Tallow31 obs
- Japanese climbing fern26 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/53015664
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