Mason Park
Mason Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: 0.5 mi
- Magnolia Park City Hall and Central Fire Station: 0.7 mi
- Lorenzo de Zavala: 0.8 mi
- Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church: 0.9 mi
- Magnolia Park: 0.9 mi
- Giraud Greenspace: 0.7 mi
- De Zavala Park: 0.9 mi
- Spurlock Park: 1.0 mi
- Sylvan Dells Park: 1.1 mi
- Japonica Park: 1.2 mi
- House of Tiny Treasures: 2.1 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 2.4 mi
- Woodland Glade: 3.0 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
- Orbit II: 2.6 mi
- Albertus Magnus: 2.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 2.7 mi
- Modulation: 2.7 mi
- Healing Nature: 2.7 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 3.7 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 4.6 mi
- Houston Fire Museum: 5.0 mi
- The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: 5.1 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 5.0 mi
- Eco Station: 5.5 mi
- Flow Works: 5.5 mi
- Weather Station: 5.5 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 5.9 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 4.3 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 4.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 4.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 4.4 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 0.7 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 2.6 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 2.8 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 6.2 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Needle Point: 23.5 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 6.1 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 6.6 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 16.6 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mason Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 93° | 3 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 102° | 0 m | 22.3 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 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- White beggarticks27 obs
- Great Egret25 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron24 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad24 obs
- Gulf Fritillary21 obs
- Pinkladies20 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth20 obs
- Eastern Fox Squirrel18 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/172817720
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