White Oak Parkway

White Oak Parkway is a park in Harris County, Texas which is located on White Oak Drive. White Oak Parkway is situated nearby to the neighborhood Woodland Heights, as well as near the quarter First Ward.

Type: Park
Description: park in Houston, Texas, USA
Also known as: “White Oak Park”
Address: 1513 White Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77009

Places of Interest

Highlights include Woodland Heights and Houston station.

Woodland Heights

Residential area

The Woodland Heights neighborhood is one of the oldest and most historic in Houston, Texas. It encompasses approximately 2000 homes in the 77009 ZIP code and is bounded on the north by Pecore Street, on the west by Studewood Street, on the east by I-45, and on the south by I-10.

Houston station

Railway station

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Houston station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Houston, Texas. It was built in 1959 by the Southern Pacific Railroad to replace the nearby Grand Central Station.

Quitman/Near Northside station

Railway station

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Quitman/Near Northside station is a light rail station in the Near Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas, United States. The station is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and serves the Red Line of its METRORail system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neartown and Houston.

Neartown

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.

Houston

Photo: Ed Schipul, CC BY 2.0.

Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.

Fourth Ward

Suburb

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Fourth Ward is one of the historic six wards of Houston, Texas, United States. The Fourth Ward is located inside the 610 Loop directly west of and adjacent to Downtown Houston. Fourth Ward is situated 1½ miles south of White Oak Parkway.