Jerry Sharp Park
Jerry Sharp Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cullinan JS and LH, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cullinan JS and LH: 0.3 mi
- Brookline Park: 0.9 mi
- Gragg Park: 1.2 mi
- Japonica Park: 1.3 mi
- Andover Park: 1.3 mi
- Farnsworth & Chambers Building: 1.3 mi
- Harrisburg-Jackson Cemetery: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.3 mi
- Old Harrisburg: 2.3 mi
- Holy Cross Mission (Episcopal): 2.4 mi
- Woodland Glade: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.1 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 2.2 mi
- Pine Grove Garden: 2.2 mi
- Houston Botanic Garden: 2.2 mi
- Round About: 2.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 2.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 2.7 mi
- Doble Physichromic Modular: 2.8 mi
- Split Level: 2.9 mi
- Flow Works: 5.3 mi
- Eco Station: 5.3 mi
- Weather Station: 5.3 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 5.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 6.0 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 5.3 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 5.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 5.4 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 5.4 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 2.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.5 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.7 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 8.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.3 mi
- Needle Point: 24.8 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 7.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 7.9 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 17.3 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jerry Sharp Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 85° | 3 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 95° | 0 m | 22.5 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 | 19:50 | 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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 3 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon14 obs
- ballmoss14 obs
- Pinkladies13 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle12 obs
- Western Honey Bee11 obs
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck10 obs
- Rough Earthsnake10 obs
- Monarch10 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/1393377941
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