Whale
Whale is an artwork in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Huntington Mound stands 35 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Meyerland Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Meyerland Park: 0.0 mi
- Godwin Park: 0.7 mi
- Gail Reeves Park: 1.0 mi
- That Duck Park Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Willow Park: 1.4 mi
- Beth Yeshurun Synagogue: 1.1 mi
- Bellaire: 1.4 mi
- Bellaire Presbyterian Church: 1.6 mi
- Bellaire Streetcar Line: 1.6 mi
- Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches (San Jacinto): 1.6 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 1.3 mi
- The Festive PIgs: 1.3 mi
- Great Blue Heron: 1.8 mi
- Move One On Place: 2.1 mi
- Flowers for a Lady: 2.4 mi
- Willow Meadows Baptist Church Garden: 1.5 mi
- Native Prairie Plant Garden: 2.1 mi
- Westbury Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Friedman Holistic Garden: 4.5 mi
- Brown Garden: 4.8 mi
- Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts: 2.7 mi
- Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston: 4.7 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Log House Museum: 5.1 mi
- Art of the World Gallery: 5.3 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 5.6 mi
- Copper Statue: 4.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 5.0 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 5.2 mi
- Weather Station: 5.8 mi
- Flow Works: 5.8 mi
- Edith Smith Outdoor Classroom: 2.1 mi
- Janie's Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 6.2 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 6.0 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 9.6 mi
- Terry Hershey Park: 10.1 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 10.2 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 10.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 17.0 mi
- Seabourne Creek Park Hill: 22.8 mi
- Huntington Mound: 24.5 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 8.7 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 9.0 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Mound | W 262° | 35 m | 24.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 266° | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13071787118
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