Edgewood
Edgewood is a locality in Harris County, Texas. Edgewood is situated nearby to the locality Smallwood Terrace, as well as near Inwood Terrace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library and Sims Bayou.
W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library
Library
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The W. L. D. Johnson Neighborhood Library is a Houston Public Library branch in Houston, Texas. It replaced the Carnegie Colored Library, a Carnegie Library established by Houston's African American community in the Fourth Ward that was demolished for Interstate Highway 45 construction in 1962. W.L.D. Johnson Neighborhood Library is situated 2 miles southwest of Edgewood.
Sims Bayou
Park
Sims Bayou is a 23-mile bayou that flows within Houston in a primarily west to east movement. Its origin is in Southwest Houston near Missouri City, Texas, and terminates in Manchester, Houston approximately seven miles east of Downtown Houston, where it feeds Buffalo Bayou as a major tributary. Sims Bayou is situated 1½ miles south of Edgewood.
Palm Center Transit Center
Railway station
Palm Center Transit Center is a light rail station in Houston, Texas on the METRORail system. It is the terminus of the Purple Line and is located on Griggs Road near Beekman Road in the Palm Center neighborhood. Palm Center Transit Center is situated 2 miles north of Edgewood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central City and South Inner Loop.
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 3 miles northwest of Edgewood.
South Inner Loop
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.
Texas Medical Center
Suburb
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 4 miles northwest of Edgewood.
Edgewood
- Type: Locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.6707° or 29° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
-95.3435° or 95° 20′ 37″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
76X6MMC4+7HGeoNames ID
7208636
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