James W. Lee Park
James W. Lee Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 26 m. Hockley Mound stands 74 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pitner Pocket Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 26 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Pitner Pocket Park: 0.6 mi
- SpringSpirit Sports and Education Complex: 0.7 mi
- Freshmeadow Park: 1.0 mi
- Bauer Pocket Park: 1.2 mi
- Campbell Woods Park: 1.3 mi
- Texas and bluebonnets: 1.6 mi
- Human Ingenuity: 5.2 mi
- WAIS: 5.2 mi
- Stone Lantern: 5.2 mi
- Hoptei: 5.2 mi
- Saint John United Church: 3.3 mi
- The Rummel-Hildebrandt-Bauer Sawmill: 3.5 mi
- Commemorative Plaque to Anne Wilford: 3.7 mi
- First Baptist Church of Houston: 4.6 mi
- Moore Log House: 5.1 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 3.4 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
- Wilchester Legacy Garden: 5.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.2 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 6.0 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 5.1 mi
- Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum: 5.2 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Jumping World: 2.2 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 3.5 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 6.5 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 6.7 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 10.6 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 6.6 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 11.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 12.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 18.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 19.0 mi
- Hockley Mound: 24.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 8.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 9.1 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James W. Lee Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mound | WNW 296° | 74 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 284° | 52 m | 19.0 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 231° | 29 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 14 mi away.
- Gulf Fritillary143 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail56 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee53 obs
- Monarch48 obs
- Scaly-breasted Munia45 obs
- Western Honey Bee42 obs
- Strand's Carpenter Bee41 obs
- Brown Anole39 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/126568601
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