John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science
John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science is a museum 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 Weather Station, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science, or The Health Museum in short, is a museum in the Museum District of Houston, Texas. The museum is a member institution of the Texas Medical Center. As of 2012 the museum gets over 180,000 annual visitors, including 22,000 schoolchildren who visit the facility during organized field trips.
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Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q16892188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lillian Schnitzer Fountain Statue: 0.1 mi
- Dawn: 0.1 mi
- Great Confucius: 0.1 mi
- Oliver Twist: 0.2 mi
- Atropos Key: 0.2 mi
- Allen Family Courtyard: 0.1 mi
- McGovern Centennial Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Cullen Sculpture Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Commons: 0.6 mi
- Bell Park: 0.7 mi
- Family Garden: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Arid Garden: 0.1 mi
- O. Jack Mitchell Garden: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 0.1 mi
- Mahatma Gandhi: 0.1 mi
- Clayton, W. L. and Susan: 0.3 mi
- Clayton House: 0.3 mi
- Sam Houston Monument: 0.3 mi
- Children's Museum of Houston: 0.1 mi
- Holocaust Museum Houston: 0.2 mi
- Houston Museum of Natural Science: 0.2 mi
- Audrey Jones Beck Building: 0.3 mi
- Caroline Weiss Law Building: 0.4 mi
- Weather Station: 0.1 mi
- Flow Works: 0.1 mi
- Eco Station: 0.1 mi
- TXU Energy presents Mythical Realms: 0.6 mi
- Frog Wall: 0.8 mi
- Lake Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
- JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 2.7 mi
- CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 2.7 mi
- Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 2.7 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 2.7 mi
- Hogg Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Garver Greenspace: 4.5 mi
- Taub Greenspace: 4.5 mi
- Brays Greenway Park: 6.2 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 4.2 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 4.2 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 John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science. 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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