- Elevation, modelled
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Oak Hill29 m · 24.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail5.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 29.7627, -95.3623
Market Square Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled 14 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lauren’s Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Built
- 1964
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Market Square Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 254° | 29 m | 24.4 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 99° | 3 m | 20.9 mi |
- 5.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lauren’s Garden: 0.0 mi
- Old Market Square: 0.0 mi
- The Kennedy Bakery: 0.0 mi
- Market Square Monument: 0.0 mi
- W. L. Foley Building: 0.1 mi
- Virtuoso: 0.2 mi
- James A Baker III: 0.2 mi
- Personage and Birds: 0.2 mi
- Striding Christ: 0.2 mi
- KGA Art Bench: 0.3 mi
- Confederate Ship Area Park: 0.2 mi
- Quebedeaux Park: 0.2 mi
- Sesquicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Sesquicentennial Park Fish Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts: 0.2 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 0.6 mi
- Flores Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Devon Energy Global Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cemex, USA Terrace: 0.6 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Freedman's Town Visitor Center: 1.2 mi
- Houston Freedman's Town: 1.2 mi
- Gallery 1206: 1.2 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 1.2 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 0.2 mi
- Eco Station: 3.1 mi
- Flow Works: 3.1 mi
- Weather Station: 3.1 mi
- Frog Wall: 3.8 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 0.6 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 0.7 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 0.7 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 0.7 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 2.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 2.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 5.5 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 6.1 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 1.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 1.9 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 20.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 24.4 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 24.0 mi
| 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 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
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