J. T. Trotter Park
J. T. Trotter Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Woods Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
- Elevation
- 17 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Scenic Woods Park: 0.9 mi
- Gleason Park: 1.1 mi
- Tidwell Park: 1.9 mi
- Barbara Jordan Park: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Hill Park: 2.2 mi
- Bethany Baptist Church: 3.3 mi
- Schlobohm Cemetery: 4.0 mi
- Harris County Department of Education: 6.1 mi
- Zydeco Music in Frenchtown: 6.4 mi
- Aldine: 6.9 mi
- Herman Brown Park Community Garden and Fruit Orchard: 6.7 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 7.1 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 9.4 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 9.4 mi
- Take It Back: 6.8 mi
- Love Mural: 8.0 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 8.0 mi
- Light Spikes: 8.1 mi
- Passages 1, 2, 3, 4: 8.3 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 5.8 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 8.4 mi
- Proctor Museum of Natural Science: 8.4 mi
- Humble Museum: 8.7 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 9.5 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 9.0 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 11.5 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 11.5 mi
- Ingenia Polymers Houston: 11.7 mi
- Eco Station: 12.1 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 4.1 mi
- Sheldon Park Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 8.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 8.5 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 10.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 9.5 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 9.5 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 9.5 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 11.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 8.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 8.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 19.4 mi
- Barbers Hill: 23.1 mi
- Needle Point: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of J. T. Trotter Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | E 94° | 25 m | 23.1 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | SE 124° | 3 m | 19.4 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 | 19:51 | 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, 9 mi away.
- eastern poison ivy5 obs
- Eastern Coral Bean5 obs
- Northern Mockingbird4 obs
- American sweetgum4 obs
- bur clover4 obs
- Johnson grass4 obs
- Carolina crane's-bill4 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad4 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/290560558
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