Rosslyn Park
Rosslyn Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest West Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 12 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Forest West Park: 0.5 mi
- Ethel B. Nacol Park: 0.6 mi
- Cole Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- Aron Ledet Park: 1.4 mi
- SpringSpirit Sports and Education Complex: 1.4 mi
- Texas and bluebonnets: 1.3 mi
- Đài Thánh Giuse: 5.0 mi
- Take It Back: 5.5 mi
- Three Quarter Time: 5.6 mi
- Ground Sculpture: 5.6 mi
- Saint John United Church: 1.5 mi
- George Washington Carver High School: 3.2 mi
- Galilee Missionary Baptist Church: 3.7 mi
- Acres Homes Community: 3.8 mi
- Greater Ward A.M.E. Church: 3.9 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 3.1 mi
- Yellow Rose Garden: 5.6 mi
- Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 5.8 mi
- Butterfly garden: 6.0 mi
- Granduca Garden: 6.0 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Houston Audubon Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- Rienzi: 7.1 mi
- Jumping World: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Villages Farmers Market: 4.5 mi
- Texas knife makers supply: 5.4 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 6.0 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 6.2 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 9.7 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 8.6 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 11.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 11.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 7.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 7.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 20.1 mi
- Wolf Hill: 20.6 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rosslyn Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | W 281° | 52 m | 20.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 233° | 29 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
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 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 12 mi away.
- Gulf Fritillary130 obs
- Monarch73 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee60 obs
- Strand's Carpenter Bee48 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad45 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail43 obs
- Brown Anole40 obs
- Scaly-breasted Munia36 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/687186150
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