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Jesse Jones Park

Jesse Jones Park from directly overhead

Jesse Jones Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Crater Hill stands 48 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bordersville Park, a park 1.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
18 m

What to expect

Operated by
Harris County Precinct 3

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.02750, -95.29627

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Museums: 46
Attractions: 28
  • Extreme Slides: 12.9 mi
  • Raft Rides: 13.0 mi
  • Zip Lines: 13.1 mi
  • Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 13.1 mi
  • Koo Koo Kanoes: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 19.3 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 19.4 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 19.4 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 19.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 17.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Crater Hill: 17.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater HillNNW 348°48 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2119:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1416:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581726255
Precip in3.83.03.53.95.06.03.84.84.75.53.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 5 mi away.

  • Japanese climbing fern192 obs
  • Pond Slider150 obs
  • Palamedes Swallowtail141 obs
  • Eastern Copperhead124 obs
  • American beautyberry112 obs
  • Yaupon Holly102 obs
  • American sweetgum97 obs
  • Turk's cap93 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/189930327

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