Exploration Green
Exploration Green is a park in Harris County, Texas. Exploration Green is situated nearby to Kenneth W. Royal Park, as well as near Clear Lake Presbyterian Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Space Shuttle Independence and Johnson Space Center.
Space Shuttle Independence
Photo: Alexrudd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Space Shuttle Independence, formerly known as Explorer, is a full-scale, high-fidelity replica of the Space Shuttle. It was built by Guard-Lee in Apopka, Florida, installed at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 1993, and moved to Space Center Houston in 2012. Space Shuttle Independence is situated 2 miles southeast of Exploration Green.
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 2 miles east of Exploration Green.
Space Center Houston
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Space Center Houston is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014. Space Center Houston is situated 2 miles southeast of Exploration Green.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clear Lake and Webster.
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.
Webster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Webster is a city in the U.S. state of Texas located in Harris County, within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. Its population was 12,499 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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. Nassau Bay is situated 2½ miles southeast of Exploration Green.
Exploration Green
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.57008° or 29° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
-95.12188° or 95° 7′ 19″ westOpen location code
76X6HVCH+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 53801808OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Exploration Green Phase 4 Habitat Island and Kenneth W. Royal Park.
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