McGovern Island
McGovern Island is an islet in Harris County, Texas. McGovern Island is situated nearby to the islet Bird Island, as well as near the playground Splash Cove.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Japanese Garden and Pioneer Memorial.
Japanese Garden
Garden
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houston's Japanese Garden is a 5.5-acre Japanese garden in Hermann Park, in the U.S. state of Texas. The garden was designed by Tokyo landscape designer Ken Nakajima and opened in 1992. Japanese Garden is situated 620 feet north of McGovern Island.
Pioneer Memorial
Obelisk
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pioneer Memorial is an outdoor 1936 granite obelisk by Frank Teich, erected in Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Pioneer Memorial is situated 620 feet northeast of McGovern Island.
Houston Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species. Houston Zoo is situated 1,600 feet south of McGovern Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houston Museum District and Texas Medical Center.
Houston Museum District
Suburb
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
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.
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.
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.
McGovern Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.7177° or 29° 43′ 4″ northLongitude
-95.39258° or 95° 23′ 33″ westOpen location code
76X6PJ94+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 106299628OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bird Island and Splash Cove.
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