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San Jacinto Park

San Jacinto Park from directly overhead

San Jacinto Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Crater Hill stands 48 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambrecht's Artesian Well, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 20 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
15 m

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates30.02517, -95.25683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Light Spikes: 5.1 mi
  • Eagle Springs Eagle Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Time Line: 5.2 mi
  • Galaxy Way: 5.3 mi
  • Passages 1, 2, 3, 4: 5.3 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions: 28
  • Extreme Slides: 12.2 mi
  • Raft Rides: 12.3 mi
  • Zip Lines: 12.4 mi
  • Climbing Wall/Free-Fall Tower: 12.4 mi
  • Axe Throwing/Archery: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 19.8 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 19.8 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 19.8 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 19.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 20.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 18.2 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 18.4 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Crater Hill: 18.7 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crater HillNNW 341°48 m18.7 mi
Barbers HillESE 119°25 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:2119:5120:26
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1416:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581726255
Precip in3.83.03.53.95.06.03.84.84.75.53.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 7 mi away.

  • American beautyberry78 obs
  • Japanese climbing fern67 obs
  • firewheel56 obs
  • Yaupon Holly53 obs
  • American sweetgum49 obs
  • Pinkladies48 obs
  • Chinese Tallow46 obs
  • Meadow Pink44 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/1393385185

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