- Elevation, modelled
- 7 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hoskins Mound9 m · 23.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail7.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 29.4741, -95.1272
Loon Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 7 m. Hoskins Mound stands 9 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Magnolia Creek Cemetery, a historic site 1.6 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 7.8 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Loon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoskins Mound | SSW 195° | 9 m | 23.9 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | NNE 22° | 3 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mound | S 177° | 2 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | NE 42° | 0 m | 17.5 mi |
- 7.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Magnolia Creek Cemetery: 1.6 mi
- Site of Galveston County Poor Farm: 3.1 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery: 3.3 mi
- League Park: 3.3 mi
- Dickinson Station of the GH&H Railroad: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Centerpointe Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
- Westover Park Community Pool #2: 2.3 mi
- Challenger 7 Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Cortland Dog Park: 2.3 mi
- Joe Kenney Island: 3.2 mi
Artworks
- Spiritus Mundi: 7.7 mi
- pear: 16.9 mi
- Round About: 21.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 21.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Vegetable Garden: 8.9 mi
- Watersmart Garden: 9.0 mi
- Genoa Friendship Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 15.8 mi
- Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Museums: 46
- Space Center Houston: 5.6 mi
- Frank J. Brown Heritage Museum and Barn: 5.7 mi
- Perry House: 5.8 mi
- Bay Area Museum: 7.4 mi
- Alvin Museum: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 44
- NASA 968: 5.6 mi
- NASA 900: 5.6 mi
- International Space Station: 5.6 mi
- Space Center Theater: 5.6 mi
- Kids Space Place: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 14
- Jamaica Beach: 21.3 mi
- Pirates' Beach: 22.0 mi
- Bermuda Beach: 22.0 mi
- Galveston Beach: 22.0 mi
- West Beach: 22.0 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Armand Bayou Nature Center: 8.7 mi
- San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 10.0 mi
- Native Coastal Prairie Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 19.6 mi
- Lafitte's Cove Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Lake Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 23.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 23.8 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 23.8 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 23.9 mi
Peaks: 5
- Mesquite Knoll: 17.5 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 17.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 18.6 mi
- Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 21.2 mi
- Hoskins Mound: 23.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:49 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:47 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 3 mi away.
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