Tony Marron Park
Tony Marron Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Garver Greenspace, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 4.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1987
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fox Park: 0.3 mi
- Houston City College Park: 0.4 mi
- Japhet Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Gregg Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Navigation Esplanade: 0.9 mi
- Velasco Street Incinerator: 0.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church: 1.0 mi
- Myers-Spalti Manufacturing Plant: 1.1 mi
- Peacock Records: 1.2 mi
- First Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church: 1.2 mi
- Peacock Records Mural: 0.8 mi
- Love Mural: 0.8 mi
- Monument au Fantome: 1.8 mi
- Power of Houston: 1.8 mi
- Synchronity of Color - Blue: 1.9 mi
- Jenkins Garden: 1.1 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 1.3 mi
- Cooper Industries Water Garden: 1.8 mi
- Lindsey Waterside Landing & Garden: 1.9 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 0.8 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 2.5 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- Houston Fire Museum: 2.9 mi
- Freedman's Town Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 2.3 mi
- Eco Station: 4.2 mi
- Flow Works: 4.2 mi
- Weather Station: 4.2 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 4.9 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.9 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.9 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.0 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 0.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 0.4 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 3.6 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 4.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 3.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 3.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 18.9 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 24.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tony Marron Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 99° | 3 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | ESE 106° | 0 m | 24.8 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 | 07:13 | 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 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 3 mi away.
- Gray Kingbird50 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle42 obs
- Gulf Fritillary39 obs
- White beggarticks37 obs
- House Sparrow31 obs
- Monarch31 obs
- firewheel31 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron29 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/469801582
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