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Rothko Chapel

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Elevation, modelled
15 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Oak Hill29 m · 22.0 mi
Nearest byway
Texas Independence Trail3.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:26local time
Coordinates
29.7376, -95.3962

Rothko Chapel is a museum in Texas, at a modelled 15 m. Oak Hill stands 29 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail passes 3.9 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

building in Houston, Harris County, Texas

Dates from 1971.

Wikidata Q2956755, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record
Built
1971
Fee
No
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 257°29 m22.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaE 94°3 m22.8 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums: 53
Attractions: 41
Peaks: 2
Beaches: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0219:33
June solstice06:2219:5120:26
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:1416:5117:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

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