Lawrence Park
Lawrence Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Trees For Houston - Promenade Tree Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1960
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Trees For Houston - Promenade Tree Park: 0.6 mi
- Donovan Park: 0.6 mi
- Love Park: 0.7 mi
- West End Park: 0.7 mi
- Heights Boulevard Park: 0.7 mi
- We Love Houston: 0.6 mi
- Banana Dolphin: 0.9 mi
- Arcadia: 1.0 mi
- Pueblo Bonito: 1.4 mi
- Houston: 1.4 mi
- Houston Heights World War II Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Houston Heights: 0.8 mi
- Houston Heights: 0.8 mi
- John Milroy House: 0.8 mi
- Houston Heights City Hall and Fire Station: 0.8 mi
- Butterfly garden: 1.6 mi
- Stream Garden: 1.9 mi
- MMSC Urban Garden: 2.3 mi
- River Oaks Garden Club: 3.0 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 3.1 mi
- Art Car Museum: 1.0 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Rienzi: 1.9 mi
- Rienzi: 1.9 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 1.8 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 1.9 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 2.9 mi
- Copper Statue: 3.6 mi
- Eco Station: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 1.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 3.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 3.7 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 5.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 5.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 7.9 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 1.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 2.0 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.3 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 23.9 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lawrence Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 248° | 29 m | 22.3 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 101° | 3 m | 23.9 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 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Neon Skimmer458 obs
- Brown Anole418 obs
- Monarch298 obs
- Red-shouldered Hawk256 obs
- Green Anole198 obs
- Gulf Fritillary184 obs
- Western Honey Bee166 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron165 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/484583478
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