Building 259
Building 259 is a building in Harris County, Texas. Building 259 is situated nearby to the building Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility, as well as near the health club Building 207 - Gilruth Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility and Johnson Space Center.
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 1,500 feet southwest of Building 259.
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 3,900 feet west of Building 259.
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 4,200 feet northeast of Building 259.
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 Building 259.
Clear Lake
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, CC0.
Clear Lake is a district of Houston. It is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center. The area's boating opportunities are considered second only to those of Miami. Fishing, swimming, hiking, and history are also popular activities in the area.
Building 259
- Type: Building
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.56206° or 29° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-95.07958° or 95° 4′ 47″ westOpen location code
76X6HW6C+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 53291906OpenStreetMap feature
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