Braeburn
Braeburn is a community of subdivisions in southwest Houston, Texas along Brays Bayou west of Hillcroft Avenue and south of the Sharpstown community. The first of these middle class subdivisions was developed after World War II at a time when the Richmond Farm-to-Market Road provided the route into the city, rather than U.S. Highway 59.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Also known as: “Braeburn, Houston”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sharpstown High School and Houston Baptist University.
Sharpstown High School
School
Sharpstown High School is a secondary school at 7504 Bissonnet Street in Greater Sharpstown in Houston, Texas, United States with a zip code of 77074. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.
Houston Baptist University
College
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Houston Christian University, formerly Houston Baptist University, is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westbury and Mahatma Gandhi District.
Westbury
Suburb
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Westbury is a neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas, United States. It is located east of Bob White Road, north of U.S. Highway 90 Alternate, and west of South Post Oak Road, adjacent to the Fondren Southwest and Meyerland neighborhoods, just west of the southwest corner of the 610 Loop. Westbury is situated 2½ miles southeast of Braeburn.
Mahatma Gandhi District
Neighborhood
Photo: The Casual Tellurian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mahatma Gandhi District is an ethnic enclave in Houston, Texas, United States, named after Mahatma Gandhi, consisting predominantly of Indian and Pakistani restaurants and shops and having a large South Asian population. Mahatma Gandhi District is situated 3 miles north of Braeburn.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
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Chinatown is a community in Southwest Houston, Texas, United States. There is another Chinatown called "Old Chinatown" located within the East Downtown Houston district near the George R. Brown Convention Center. Chinatown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Braeburn.
Braeburn
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.67864° or 29° 40′ 43″ northLongitude
-95.50857° or 95° 30′ 31″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
76X6MFHR+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 12401150289OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Braeburn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Braeburn”
- French: “Braeburn”
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