Sam Houston Monument
Sam Houston Monument is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Houston Museum of Natural Science, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Sam Houston Monument is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Sam Houston by Enrico Cerracchio, installed at the northwest corner of Houston's Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The work is administered by the City of Houston's Municipal Arts Commission.
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Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q15274648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Cancer...there is hope: 0.1 mi
- Arbor in the Pines: 0.1 mi
- Atropos Key: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Lanterns: 0.2 mi
- Oliver Twist: 0.2 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.1 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.2 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.2 mi
- Stone Lantern: 0.2 mi
- The Garden Club of Houston: 0.2 mi
- St. Paul's United Methodist Church: 0.3 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Commons: 0.4 mi
- Rice Founder's Court: 0.4 mi
- Weather Station: 0.3 mi
- Flow Works: 0.3 mi
- Eco Station: 0.3 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.5 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.5 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.8 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.8 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.9 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.9 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.2 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.7 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.8 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.5 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.2 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.4 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sam Houston Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 260° | 29 m | 22.1 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 91° | 3 m | 22.4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1043838592
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