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Bay Area Museum

Bay Area Museum from directly overhead

Bay Area Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Webster Presbyterian Church, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Bay Area Museum is located in Clear Lake Park in Seabrook, Texas, US, part of the Clear Lake area, Bay Area Houston. The museum displays changing exhibits that reflect the history of the area, as well as conserving memorabilia from the Lunar Rendezvous festival, an annual celebration of the region's link to space exploration due to the presence of the Johnson Space Center.

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Dates from 1984.

Wikidata Q16950729, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
6 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.56866, -95.06893

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Spiritus Mundi: 2.1 mi
  • Healing Nature: 19.2 mi
  • Healing Nature: 19.2 mi
  • Round About: 19.2 mi
  • Doble Physichromic Modular: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 55
Museums: 50
Attractions: 27
Picnic sites: 6
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 21.6 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 21.6 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 21.6 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 21.7 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Mesquite Knoll: 10.5 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 10.5 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bay Area Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNNE 28°25 m22.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaNNE 17°3 m10.5 mi
Mesquite KnollNE 52°0 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2219:4920:24
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1216:5117:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555964707782848480726357
Precip in4.83.03.34.25.16.54.46.67.35.84.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368165758

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