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Olympia Park

Olympia Park from directly overhead

Olympia Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sleepy Hollow Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.74820, -95.43455

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 41
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 1.3 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 19.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Oak Hill: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olympia Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 253°29 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:2319:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 9 mi away.

  • Gulf Fritillary1,252 obs
  • Brown Anole1,142 obs
  • Pond Slider963 obs
  • American Bullfrog841 obs
  • Banded Watersnake739 obs
  • American beautyberry658 obs
  • Green Anole619 obs
  • Salt Marsh Moth517 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/194536534

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