Pierce Junction

Pierce Junction is a locality in Harris County, Texas. Pierce Junction is situated nearby to the locality Astrodome Area, as well as near South Main.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fannin South station and Astrodome.

Fannin South station

Railway station

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Fannin South is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.

Astrodome

Stadium

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The Houston Astrodome, officially the Reliant Astrodome and known simply as the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, United States.

Stadium Park/Astrodome station

Railway station

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Stadium Park/Astrodome is an island platformed METRORail light rail station in Houston, Texas, United States. The station was opened on January 1, 2004, originally as Reliant Park station, and is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Inner Loop and Central City.

South Inner Loop

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South and west of downtown, South Inner Loop is home to the Museum District, Hermann Park, the main campus of the University of Houston, Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and NRG Stadium.

Central City

Neighborhood

Central City is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas, United States. In 2009, residents of Central City supported a bill by Garnet Coleman that would limit the ability of Texas Medical Center, Inc. to exercise its eminent domain rights on residential property. Central City is situated 2 miles north of Pierce Junction.

Texas Medical Center

Suburb

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The Texas Medical Center is a neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288. Texas Medical Center is situated 2 miles north of Pierce Junction.

Pierce Junction

Type: Locality
Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.67051° or 29° 40′ 14″ north

Longitude

-95.39633° or 95° 23′ 47″ west

Elevation

49 feet (15 metres)

Open location code

76X6MJC3+6F

GeoNames ID

4718895

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Notable Places Nearby

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