Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Jr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mahatma Gandhi is an outdoor sculpture of the Indian independence movement leader of the same name, installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The statue was dedicated in Hermann Park on October 2, 2004.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q21189467, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004-10-02
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.0 mi
- Sam Houston Monument: 0.2 mi
- Stone Lantern: 0.3 mi
- The Garden Club of Houston: 0.3 mi
- Clayton, W. L. and Susan: 0.3 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.0 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Family Garden: 0.1 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.2 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Commons: 0.5 mi
- Rice Founder's Court: 0.5 mi
- Dawn: 0.1 mi
- Great Confucius: 0.1 mi
- Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue: 0.1 mi
- Atropos Key: 0.1 mi
- Oliver Twist: 0.1 mi
- Weather Station: 0.2 mi
- Flow Works: 0.2 mi
- Eco Station: 0.2 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.7 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.8 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.8 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.8 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.6 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.3 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.2 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.2 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mahatma Gandhi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 260° | 29 m | 22.2 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 91° | 3 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:51 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:51 | 17:27 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 56 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11002249109
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