- Elevation, modelled
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Oak Hill29 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Independence Trail5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 29.7623, -95.3766
Down Periscope is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 17 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Open Channel Flow, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Down Periscope. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 253° | 29 m | 23.6 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 99° | 3 m | 21.8 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Open Channel Flow: 0.1 mi
- untitled (totems): 0.1 mi
- PAUSE sign: 0.1 mi
- Shady Grove: 0.2 mi
- Passage Inachevé: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Eleanor Tinsley Park: 0.1 mi
- Sabine-to-Bagby Promenade: 0.3 mi
- Dow Elementary Park: 0.3 mi
- Sam Houston Park: 0.3 mi
- Bethel Church Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Sabine Street: 0.2 mi
- Pillot House: 0.3 mi
- San Felipe Cottage: 0.3 mi
- Origins of Freedman's Town: 0.3 mi
- U.S.S. Houston Monument: 0.3 mi
Gardens
- Stream Garden: 0.5 mi
- Vinson & Elkins Garden: 1.1 mi
- Devon Energy Global Garden: 1.1 mi
- Flores Terrace: 1.2 mi
- Lily Chen Foster Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums: 54
- Harris County Heritage Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum: 0.5 mi
- Houston Freedman's Town: 0.6 mi
- Freedman's Town Visitor Center: 0.6 mi
- Gallery 1206: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 0.7 mi
- Eco Station: 2.8 mi
- Flow Works: 2.8 mi
- Weather Station: 2.8 mi
- Frog Wall: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.1 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.2 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.2 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.2 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 3.1 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 3.3 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 6.1 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Beauchamp Spring: 1.3 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 2
- Blackwell Peninsula: 21.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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