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South Main Estates Park

South Main Estates Park from directly overhead

South Main Estates Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Huntington Mound stands 35 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Ridge (County) Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1976

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.62269, -95.50205

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blue Ridge (County) Park: 0.9 mi
  • Fondren Park: 0.9 mi
  • Buffalo Run Park: 1.0 mi
  • Haviland Park: 1.0 mi
  • Southwest Crossing Community Pool: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Museums: 57
Attractions: 41
Picnic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 10
Peaks: 4
  • Oak Hill: 15.3 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 22.4 mi
  • Nash Dome: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntington MoundW 272°35 m22.4 mi
Oak HillW 281°29 m15.3 mi
Nash DomeSSW 203°17 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2319:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4919:20
December solstice07:1416:5217:28

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581736355
Precip in3.93.03.63.64.35.73.85.05.35.24.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 9 mi away.

  • Blue-fronted Dancer120 obs
  • Northern Cardinal76 obs
  • Black Setwing74 obs
  • Blue-ringed Dancer61 obs
  • Macartney's rose61 obs
  • American Bumble Bee56 obs
  • Pond Slider44 obs
  • Needham's Skimmer44 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/665973711

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