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Cougar

Cougar from directly overhead

Cougar is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Brazos Trace, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates29.57540, -95.65030

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Avalon at Telfair Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sugar Land Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Walker's Park: 1.9 mi
  • Pecan Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ellis Creek Park: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • The Gardens at Parkway: 2.1 mi
  • Preston Street Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Commuinty Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Westbury Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Museums: 48
Attractions: 29
  • MTB Feature: 1.9 mi
  • Rail Car and Longhorn Pens: 5.6 mi
  • Line Camp: 5.6 mi
  • Oldenburg Blacksmith: 5.7 mi
  • 1890s Davis Victorian Complex: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Picnic sites: 13
Peaks: 9
  • Oak Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Huntington Mound: 14.0 mi
  • Nash Dome: 18.7 mi
  • Pool Hill: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillNNW 335°52 m24.5 mi
Damon MoundSSW 196°44 m20.5 mi
Pool HillWNW 293°40 m19.2 mi
Huntington MoundWNW 286°35 m14.0 mi
Oak HillNW 315°29 m8.7 mi
Elm RidgeSW 232°28 m24.6 mi
Peach BreakSW 234°27 m23.7 mi
Nash DomeS 181°17 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2419:5220:26
September equinox07:1218:4919:21
December solstice07:1416:5317:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858581736355
Precip in3.93.03.63.64.35.73.85.05.35.24.43.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sugar Land, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13645839324

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