Astrodome Area

Astrodome Area is a locality in Harris County, Texas. Astrodome Area is situated nearby to the suburb Texas Medical Center, as well as near the neighborhood Central City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Reliant Stadium and Astrodome.

Reliant Stadium

Stadium

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Reliant Stadium, previously known as NRG Stadium, is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, U.S. It opened in 2002 at a cost of $352 million and has a seating capacity of 72,220.

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 Texas Medical Center.

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.

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.

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.

Astrodome Area

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

29.68792° or 29° 41′ 17″ north

Longitude

-95.39496° or 95° 23′ 42″ west

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

76X6MJQ4+52

GeoNames ID

11876607

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