Nassau Bay Spire
Nassau Bay Spire is a monument in Harris County, Texas. Nassau Bay Spire is situated nearby to the building Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, as well as near Swan Lagoon Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johnson Space Center and Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility.
Johnson Space Center
Research institute
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. Johnson Space Center is situated 1 mile west of Nassau Bay Spire.
Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility
Building
Photo: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is a repository and laboratory facility at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, opened in 1979 to house geologic samples returned from the Moon by the Apollo program missions to the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility is situated 2,500 feet west of Nassau Bay Spire.
Bay Area Museum
Museum
The Bay Area Museum is located in Clear Lake Park in Seabrook, Texas, US, part of the Clear Lake area, Bay Area Houston. The museum displays changing exhibits that reflect the history of the area, as well as conserving memorabilia from the Lunar Rendezvous festival, an annual celebration of the region's link to space exploration due to the presence of the Johnson Space Center. Bay Area Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Nassau Bay Spire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nassau Bay and Taylor Lake Village.
Nassau Bay
Village
Photo: Mike Fisher, CC BY 2.0.
Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to the Lyndon B.
Taylor Lake Village
Village
Taylor Lake Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,704 at the 2020 U.S. census. Taylor Lake Village is situated 2 miles northeast of Nassau Bay Spire.
El Lago
Village
El Lago is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,090 at the 2020 census. El Lago has particular historical significance, as it sits on the site of one of the main hide-outs for the French pirate and privateer Jean Lafitte. El Lago is situated 2 miles northeast of Nassau Bay Spire.
Nassau Bay Spire
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.55788° or 29° 33′ 28″ northLongitude
-95.07551° or 95° 4′ 32″ westOpen location code
76X6HW5F+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 9362810716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan Lagoon Park and Nassau Bay Volunteer Fire Department Station 8.
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