Jonah and the Whale
Jonah and the Whale is a work of art in Harris County, Texas. Jonah and the Whale is situated nearby to the police station Department of Public Safety, as well as near Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include TDECU Stadium and Texas Southern University.
TDECU Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Brianreading, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John O'Quinn Field at TDECU Stadium is an American football stadium on the campus of the University of Houston. The stadium serves as the home of the Houston Cougars football team, which represents the University of Houston in collegiate football and the Houston Roughnecks of the UFL. TDECU Stadium is situated 930 feet northeast of Jonah and the Whale.
Texas Southern University
University
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Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas, United States. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Texas Southern University is situated 2,900 feet west of Jonah and the Whale.
Blaffer Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Jhihyinlee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blaffer Art Museum is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in the Arts District of the University of Houston campus. Housed in the university’s Fine Arts Building, it is part of the Kathrine G. Blaffer Art Museum is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Jonah and the Whale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown and Houston Museum District.
Midtown
Suburb
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Midtown is a central neighborhood of Houston, located west-southwest of Downtown. Separated from Downtown by an elevated section of Interstate 45, Midtown is characterized by a continuation of Downtown's square grid street plan, anchored by Main Street and the METRORail Red Line. Midtown is situated 2 miles northwest of Jonah and the Whale.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
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The Houston Museum District is an association of 21 museums, cultural centers and community organizations located in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting art, science, history, and culture. Houston Museum District is situated 2 miles west of Jonah and the Whale.
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 2½ miles southwest of Jonah and the Whale.
Jonah and the Whale
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.71984° or 29° 43′ 11″ northLongitude
-95.35101° or 95° 21′ 4″ westOpen location code
76X6PJ9X+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 4289538094OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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