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Nature Park Picnic Area

Nature Park Picnic Area from directly overhead

Nature Park Picnic Area is a picnic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Palmito Hill stands 11 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Nature Park Rain Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 0.6 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Medium-sized picnic area with benches, tables, a barbecue pit, and nearby restroom facilities with drinking fountain.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Step-free access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates26.08015, -97.47451
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Los Fresnos Nature Park: 0.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • City Park: 0.7 mi
  • Laureles County Park: 2.2 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks: 11
  • Loma la Lauja: 10.1 mi
  • Loma de la Montuosa Chica: 11.6 mi
  • Loma de la Jauja: 13.3 mi
  • Loma la Cuchilla: 13.4 mi
  • Loma Tio Alejos: 14.8 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 8
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Nature Park Rain Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Nature Park Retention Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Prairie Island Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature Park Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Palmito HillSE 129°11 m15.2 mi
Loma de la JaujaSE 128°9 m13.3 mi
Loma la CuchillaE 93°9 m13.4 mi
Loma del MesquiteE 99°8 m15.6 mi
Goose HillNNE 13°8 m22.4 mi
Loma Tio AlejosESE 123°7 m14.8 mi
Loma la LaujaENE 72°6 m10.1 mi
Loma del IsloteE 96°6 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:1119:42
June solstice06:3919:5220:26
September equinox07:1918:5719:28
December solstice07:1417:1017:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F616570758184858583776963
Precip in1.01.21.11.32.12.71.41.35.32.71.91.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Port Isabel Cameron CO AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/676870990

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