Woodruff Park
Woodruff Park is a park in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Peiser Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1965
What to expect
- Operated by
- Houston Parks and Recreation Department
How to reach it
- On the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Peiser Park: 0.4 mi
- Milby Park: 0.6 mi
- Hartman Park: 0.8 mi
- Ingrando Park: 1.0 mi
- Giraud Greenspace: 1.1 mi
- Old Harrisburg: 0.5 mi
- Glendale Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Harrisburg-Jackson Cemetery: 0.8 mi
- Holy Cross Mission (Episcopal): 0.8 mi
- Site of General Offices, Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad: 0.8 mi
- Woodland Glade: 1.6 mi
- Global Collection Garden: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.7 mi
- Pine Grove Garden: 1.7 mi
- Culinary Garden: 1.8 mi
- Healing Nature: 4.1 mi
- Healing Nature: 4.1 mi
- Orbit II: 4.2 mi
- Round About: 4.2 mi
- Albertus Magnus: 4.2 mi
- Pasadena Historical Museum: 3.6 mi
- Blaffer Art Museum: 4.4 mi
- Great Silver Fleet Hangar - 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 4.4 mi
- 1940 Air Terminal Museum: 4.6 mi
- United States Armed Forces Museum: 5.4 mi
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 6.8 mi
- Flow Works: 6.9 mi
- Eco Station: 7.0 mi
- Weather Station: 7.0 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 7.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 6.1 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 6.1 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 6.1 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 6.2 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 1.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.3 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 7.1 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 9.8 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 15.1 mi
- Mesquite Knoll: 20.6 mi
- Barbers Hill: 24.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Needle Point: 22.4 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 7.9 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 8.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodruff Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbers Hill | ENE 67° | 25 m | 24.3 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 89° | 3 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mesquite Knoll | E 100° | 0 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
- Black Swallowtail111 obs
- Gulf Fritillary75 obs
- Western Honey Bee67 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee61 obs
- Monarch60 obs
- Fiery Skipper59 obs
- Salt Marsh Moth55 obs
- Long-tailed Skipper39 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/1116590468
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