Cow Bayou
Cow Bayou is a stream in Harris County, Texas. Cow Bayou is situated nearby to the village Nassau Bay, as well as near the locality Briar Glen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Space Center Houston and Johnson Space Center.
Space Center Houston
Theme park
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Space Center Houston is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014.
Johnson Space Center
Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. Johnson Space Center is situated 1½ miles north of Cow Bayou.
Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
Building
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NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, also known by its radio callsign, Houston, is the facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Webster.
Nassau Bay
Village
Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to the Lyndon B.
Webster
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Webster is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in Harris County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Its population was 12,499 at the 2020 U.S. census.
Clear Lake
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Clear Lake is a district of Houston. It is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center. The area's boating opportunities are considered second only to those of Miami. Fishing, swimming, hiking, and history are also popular activities in the area.
Cow Bayou
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.53995° or 29° 32′ 24″ northLongitude
-95.09632° or 95° 5′ 47″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
76X6GWQ3+XFGeoNames ID
4683866
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Briar Glen and University Green.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nassau Bay and Pearce Lake.
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