- Elevation, modelled
- 42 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Shepard Hill95 m · 22.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Texas Forest Trail11.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 30.1599, -95.4588
Why Sit When You Can Play is a artwork in Texas, at a modelled 42 m. Shepard Hill stands 95 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mipenipa, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail passes 12 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Why Sit When You Can Play. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shepard Hill | N 351° | 95 m | 22.3 mi |
| Crater Hill | NE 36° | 48 m | 10.4 mi |
- 11.7 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Mipenipa: 0.0 mi
- Light Balls Bench: 0.0 mi
- Crete Bench Rest: 0.0 mi
- At the Water's Edge: 0.0 mi
- Reflections: 0.0 mi
Parks
- Waterway Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Millennium Mew Park: 0.2 mi
- Central Park at Market Street: 0.4 mi
- Tamarac Park: 0.4 mi
- Town Green Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Commemorative Tribute to George P. Mitchell: 0.3 mi
- Commemorative Tribute to Cynthia Woods Mitchell: 0.3 mi
- Texas Marines Medal of Honor Monument: 0.4 mi
- The Way Home: 0.4 mi
- Leon Lee: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 30
- Carousel: 0.3 mi
- Model Railroads Exhibition: 10.2 mi
- 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 10.2 mi
- Log House 18557: 10.5 mi
- site of civil war era gunpowder mill explosion: 12.1 mi
Museums: 13
- The Woodlands Children's Museum: 2.7 mi
- Spring Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Wunderlich Farm Interactive History Park: 10.5 mi
- Tomball Museum Center: 10.5 mi
- Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Bear Branch Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- French Elementary Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Veggie Village: Alden Bridge: 3.9 mi
- Alden Bridge Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Learning Garden: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Woodson's Gully Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 17.4 mi
- Farnsworth Park: 17.7 mi
- Lake Houston Wilderness Park: 18.6 mi
Peaks: 2
- Crater Hill: 10.4 mi
- Shepard Hill: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Esperanza: 22.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Johnson Bluff: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 16:50 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 71 | 61 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Hooks MEM AP, 9 mi away.
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