Wildheather Park
Wildheather Park is a park in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Almeda, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978
- Elevation
- 18 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Almeda: 0.4 mi
- James C. Myers Flagpoles: 3.3 mi
- Rafferty Memorial Oak: 3.6 mi
- Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M.: 4.3 mi
- Astrodome: 5.4 mi
- Minchen Park: 0.9 mi
- Townwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Almeda Park: 1.5 mi
- Brentwood Park: 1.8 mi
- Post Oak Village Park: 1.8 mi
- Alicante Garden Pathway: 1.4 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 3.6 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 4.4 mi
- Tom Bass Park Garden: 5.3 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 3.3 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 3.7 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 4.1 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 4.1 mi
- pear: 4.9 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 6.2 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 7.3 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 8.3 mi
- John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science: 8.3 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 7.7 mi
- Frog Wall: 7.9 mi
- Weather Station: 8.4 mi
- Flow Works: 8.4 mi
- Eco Station: 8.4 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 3.6 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 10.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 10.3 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 12.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 12.3 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 12.3 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 14.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 19.2 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.8 mi
- Nash Dome: 24.7 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 12.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 12.5 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildheather Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WNW 281° | 29 m | 19.2 mi |
| Nash Dome | SSW 211° | 17 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
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 | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 10 mi away.
- Three-toed Box Turtle31 obs
- Monarch16 obs
- Pinkladies13 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad11 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle10 obs
- Green Anole9 obs
- Western Honey Bee9 obs
- Common Pill Woodlouse9 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/400863566
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