Shady Lane Park
Shady Lane Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Pierce Withers Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1958
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Mary Pierce Withers Park: 0.4 mi
- Pinewood Park: 0.5 mi
- James Driver Park: 1.1 mi
- Warren Park: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Take It Back: 3.3 mi
- Banana Dolphin: 6.3 mi
- Houston: 6.3 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 6.4 mi
- Love Mural: 6.5 mi
- Bethany Baptist Church: 3.3 mi
- Harris County Department of Education: 3.3 mi
- Schlobohm Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Independence Heights: 4.2 mi
- James D. Burrus Elementary School: 4.2 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 5.9 mi
- Stream Garden: 7.0 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 7.5 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 7.5 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 6.3 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 6.8 mi
- Art Car Museum: 7.0 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 7.6 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 6.9 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 8.4 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 8.5 mi
- Eco Station: 9.9 mi
- Flow Works: 9.9 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 4.9 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 7.2 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 7.4 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 7.5 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 7.6 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 7.6 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 8.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 5.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 6.0 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shady Lane Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 117° | 3 m | 21.9 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 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
- Pinkladies13 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad12 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth10 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron9 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle8 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle8 obs
- American black elderberry8 obs
- Mexican Ruellia8 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/265947397
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