Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Blackwell Peninsula stands 3 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Croyden Gardens Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Croyden Gardens Park: 0.7 mi
- Clark Park: 1.2 mi
- Shady Lane Park: 1.4 mi
- Harry Reed Park: 1.4 mi
- Dodson Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Harris County Department of Education: 2.1 mi
- Independence Heights: 2.9 mi
- James D. Burrus Elementary School: 2.9 mi
- Jackson's Barber Shop & Beauty Salon: 3.0 mi
- Booker T. Washington High School: 3.1 mi
- Take It Back: 2.3 mi
- Banana Dolphin: 4.9 mi
- Houston: 5.0 mi
- A Tribute to American Statesmanship: 5.2 mi
- Love Mural: 5.5 mi
- Hershe Street Garden: 5.0 mi
- Stream Garden: 5.7 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 6.3 mi
- Waste Management, Inc. Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Flores Terrace: 6.3 mi
- Art Car Museum: 5.7 mi
- Houston Maritime Center & Museum: 5.8 mi
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 6.1 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 6.4 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 5.6 mi
- Wetland Boardwalk: 7.0 mi
- Boardwalk Overlook: 7.1 mi
- Eco Station: 8.7 mi
- Flow Works: 8.7 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 5.0 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 6.3 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 6.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 6.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 6.4 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 6.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 7.1 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.6 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.7 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Veterans Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell Peninsula | ESE 114° | 3 m | 22.1 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 | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Gulf Coast Toad19 obs
- Northern Mockingbird15 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth14 obs
- House Sparrow13 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle12 obs
- Variegated Meadowhawk12 obs
- White-winged Dove10 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron9 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/316388494
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