M.C. Cullinan Park
M.C. Cullinan Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Evergreen Cemetery, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Evergreen Cemetery: 0.3 mi
- Angelo and Lillian Minella House: 0.6 mi
- Dora B. Lantrip Elementary School: 0.7 mi
- KUHT-TV, Channel 8: 1.1 mi
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: 1.6 mi
- Park Drive Park: 0.4 mi
- Park Drive Park: 0.5 mi
- Eastwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Broadmoor-Kretschmar Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Drive Park: 0.6 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 0.6 mi
- House of Tiny Treasures: 0.8 mi
- Mithoff Family Foundation Chapman and Clea's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Allen Family Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 2.4 mi
- Modulation: 1.1 mi
- University Computing Center Collection: 1.1 mi
- Orbit II: 1.1 mi
- Big Orange: 1.1 mi
- Albertus Magnus: 1.2 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 2.1 mi
- Houston Fire Museum: 3.2 mi
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 3.3 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 3.2 mi
- Eco Station: 3.8 mi
- Flow Works: 3.8 mi
- Weather Station: 3.8 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 4.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.4 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.4 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.5 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.5 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 1.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 1.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 2.6 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 6.1 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.4 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.8 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 18.4 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 24.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of M.C. Cullinan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 94° | 3 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 102° | 0 m | 24.1 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 | 07:10 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel328 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle160 obs
- white clover151 obs
- American Robin150 obs
- straggler daisy143 obs
- Pinkladies119 obs
- Western Honey Bee111 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse97 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/378385332
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