The Festive PIgs
The Festive PIgs is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Huntington Mound stands 35 m to the west, 24 miles off. Texas Independence Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
These pigs are decorated for every holiday.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- The Festive PIgs: 0.0 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 0.5 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 1.1 mi
- Whale: 1.3 mi
- Move One On Place: 3.2 mi
- Godwin Park: 0.7 mi
- Willow Park: 0.9 mi
- Chimney Rock Park: 0.9 mi
- Westbury Park: 1.0 mi
- That Duck Park Lake Park: 1.2 mi
- Rafferty Memorial Oak: 0.7 mi
- James C. Myers Flagpoles: 1.1 mi
- Temple Lodge No. 4, A. F. & A. M.: 1.7 mi
- Beth Yeshurun Synagogue: 2.0 mi
- Chinese Texans and Civil Rights: 2.7 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 0.8 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 1.5 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Alicante Garden Pathway: 4.5 mi
- Texas Interfaith Peace Garden: 4.7 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 3.4 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 4.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 5.6 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 6.2 mi
- Art of the World Gallery: 6.4 mi
- Copper Statue: 5.6 mi
- Frog Wall: 5.7 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 5.8 mi
- Weather Station: 6.5 mi
- Flow Works: 6.5 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 0.9 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 7.5 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 7.5 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 7.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 10.9 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 10.9 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 11.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 17.0 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.4 mi
- Huntington Mound: 24.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 9.7 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 10.0 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Festive PIgs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Mound | W 265° | 35 m | 24.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 270° | 29 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 16:52 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston William P Hobby AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9973449913
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