National Museum of Funeral History
National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Wolf Hill stands 52 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dylan Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 21 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
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Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q16895724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Dylan Park: 1.8 mi
- Lents Family Park East: 3.1 mi
- Lents Family Park West: 3.3 mi
- Forest Oaks Park: 3.3 mi
- Northwest Indoor Soccer Center: 3.4 mi
- Saint Paul A. M. E. Church: 3.2 mi
- Hemicycle at Houston National Cemetery: 4.2 mi
- Former Goodyear Blimp Hangar Concrete Foundation: 4.8 mi
- Aldine: 5.0 mi
- Đài Các Thánh Tử Đạo Việt Nam: 5.9 mi
- Winds of Change: 5.5 mi
- Mickey Leland: 5.7 mi
- Leopard Sky: 5.7 mi
- Beads: 5.8 mi
- Galaxy Way: 5.8 mi
- French Elementary Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Learning Garden: 11.0 mi
- Freed Park Urban Garden: 13.5 mi
- Bear Branch Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Blackberry: 15.1 mi
- Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts: 5.1 mi
- Spring Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Wunderlich Farm Interactive History Park: 7.6 mi
- Humble Museum: 10.2 mi
- The Woodlands Children's Museum: 13.1 mi
- Jumping World: 10.7 mi
- Carousel: 12.1 mi
- 1907 Tomball's Caboose: 13.2 mi
- Model Railroads Exhibition: 13.2 mi
- Log House 18557: 13.7 mi
- Woodson's Gully Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Wortham Island Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Cy-Fair Nature Trails: 12.1 mi
- George Mitchell Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Coastal Prairie: 15.1 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 15.5 mi
- Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 16.8 mi
- Riordan's Spring: 14.6 mi
- Beauchamp Spring: 14.8 mi
- Crater Hill: 20.6 mi
- Wolf Hill: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Museum of Funeral History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Hill | WSW 255° | 52 m | 24.4 mi |
| Crater Hill | NNE 12° | 48 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 19:52 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:48 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 85 | 81 | 72 | 62 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Intercontinental AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/840288795
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