Bird Island
Bird Island is an islet in Harris County, Texas. Access is restricted and requires permission. Bird Island is situated nearby to the islet McGovern Island, as well as near the playground H-E-B Gorilla Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houston Zoo and Japanese Garden.
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 1,400 feet south of Bird Island.
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 850 feet north of Bird Island.
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Museum
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The museum was established in 1909 by the Houston Museum and Scientific Society, an organization whose goals were to provide a free institution for the people of Houston focusing on education and science. Houston Museum of Natural Science is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Bird 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.
Bird Island
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.71711° or 29° 43′ 2″ northLongitude
-95.3929° or 95° 23′ 34″ westOpen location code
76X6PJ84+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 106299637OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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