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Sylvester Turner Park

Sylvester Turner Park from directly overhead

Sylvester Turner Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Texas Independence Trail passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1983

What to expect

Operated by
Houston Parks and Recreation Department

How to reach it

Coordinates29.86631, -95.45231

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:34
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5117:27

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, 10 mi away.

  • Gulf Fritillary130 obs
  • Monarch58 obs
  • Pipevine Swallowtail52 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee48 obs
  • Scaly-breasted Munia41 obs
  • Strand's Carpenter Bee39 obs
  • Western Honey Bee36 obs
  • Blue Jay31 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/558691727

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