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Large Spindle Piece

Large Spindle Piece from directly overhead

Large Spindle Piece is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Police Officers' Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates29.76175, -95.38358

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
  • Shady Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Passage Inachevé: 0.2 mi
  • Open Channel Flow: 0.4 mi
  • Down Periscope: 0.4 mi
  • PAUSE sign: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Stream Garden: 0.3 mi
  • MMSC Urban Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Devon Energy Global Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Vinson & Elkins Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Lily Chen Foster Garden: 1.5 mi
Parks
Museums: 54
Attractions: 27
  • 'Burp the Bayou' Red Button: 1.1 mi
  • Eco Station: 2.7 mi
  • Weather Station: 2.7 mi
  • Flow Works: 2.7 mi
  • Boardwalk Overlook: 2.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 1.5 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 1.6 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 1.6 mi
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 1.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Riordan's Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Beauchamp Spring: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 22.2 mi
  • Oak Hill: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 253°29 m23.2 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaE 98°3 m22.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2641138297

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