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On the Bayou

On the Bayou from directly overhead

On the Bayou is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Shepard Hill stands 95 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Riva Row Park & Boat House, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates30.16025, -95.46683

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Riva Row Park & Boat House: 0.0 mi
  • Town Green Park: 0.1 mi
  • Central Park at Market Street: 0.3 mi
  • Millennium Mew Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ellipse Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Umbrella Tree: 0.0 mi
  • Joyous Journey: 0.0 mi
  • Mystical Senses: 0.0 mi
  • Proud Souls: 0.1 mi
  • You Are Loved: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Texas Marines Medal of Honor Monument: 0.1 mi
  • The Way Home: 0.1 mi
  • Commemorative Tribute to Cynthia Woods Mitchell: 0.3 mi
  • Commemorative Tribute to George P. Mitchell: 0.3 mi
  • Leon Lee: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Carousel: 0.7 mi
  • Model Railroads Exhibition: 9.8 mi
  • 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 9.8 mi
  • Log House 18557: 10.0 mi
  • site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 11.6 mi
Museums: 13
Gardens: 10
  • Bear Branch Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • French Elementary Community Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Alden Bridge Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Learning Garden: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Peaks: 2
  • Crater Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Shepard Hill: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shepard HillN 353°95 m22.2 mi
Crater HillNE 38°48 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:2219:5220:27
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1516:5017:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535763697783858580716155
Precip in3.52.73.43.84.95.43.74.95.25.64.03.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7084497623

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