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Lake Forest Park

Lake Forest Park from directly overhead

Lake Forest Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 12 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lakewood Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 9.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
12 m

How to reach it

Coordinates29.84650, -95.26121

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Artworks
  • Peacock Records Mural: 7.1 mi
  • Love Mural: 7.1 mi
  • Take It Back: 7.9 mi
  • A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 8.2 mi
  • James A Baker III: 8.4 mi
Museums: 53
Attractions: 36
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 8.5 mi
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 9.4 mi
  • Eco Station: 11.4 mi
  • Flow Works: 11.4 mi
  • Weather Station: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 11
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 8.8 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 8.8 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 8.8 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 17.2 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 21.7 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 8.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillE 89°25 m21.7 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaESE 122°3 m17.2 mi
Mesquite KnollESE 123°0 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4819:19
December solstice07:1316:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 7 mi away.

  • Gulf Coast Toad10 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary8 obs
  • Green Anole6 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron5 obs
  • Brown Anole5 obs
  • North American Wheel Bug4 obs
  • bur clover4 obs
  • Dwarf Palmetto4 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/610621454

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