Children's Museum of Houston
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Children's Museum of Houston is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eco Station, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Children's Museum Houston (CMH) is a nonprofit children's museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. Founded in 1980 and designed by Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi, it offers exhibits and bilingual learning programs for children aged 0–12. It is one of 190 children's museums in the United States and 15 children's museums in Texas.
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Dates from 1980.
Wikidata Q5098176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.0 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- Bell Park: 0.6 mi
- The Commons: 0.7 mi
- Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue: 0.1 mi
- Dawn: 0.2 mi
- Great Confucius: 0.2 mi
- Mr. and Mrs. William Clayton: 0.2 mi
- Holcombe Drive: 0.3 mi
- Family Garden: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.2 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.2 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.2 mi
- Clayton, W. L. and Susan: 0.2 mi
- Clayton House: 0.2 mi
- Married Ladies Social, Art and Charity Club: 0.3 mi
- Eco Station: 0.0 mi
- Weather Station: 0.0 mi
- Flow Works: 0.0 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.7 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.9 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.6 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.6 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.6 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.6 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.4 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.4 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.1 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.1 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.1 mi
- Blackwell Peninsula: 22.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.4 mi
- Cinco Ranch Beach Club: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Children's Museum of Houston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 260° | 29 m | 22.4 mi |
| Blackwell Peninsula | E 91° | 3 m | 22.1 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.
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