Overview of Houston

Houston is the largest city in the United States without any appreciable zoning. While there is some small measure of zoning in the form of ordinances, deed restrictions, and land use regulations, real estate development in Houston is only constrained by the will and the pocketbook of real estate developers. Read More »

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Buildings in Harris County, Texas

Houston City Hall
Pillot Building, 1 km (1 mile)
C L Neuhaus House, 2 km (1 mile)
Art League of Houston, 2 km (2 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 7, 3 km (2 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 16, 4 km (3 miles)
Emil Lindenburg House, 5 km (3 miles)
Burge House, 5 km (3 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 27, 7 km (4 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 3, 7 km (4 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 40, 7 km (5 miles)
Burnett Bayland County Home, 12 km (7 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 21, 12 km (7 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 32, 14 km (9 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 36, 15 km (9 miles)
Galena Park Fire Department Station 2, 15 km (9 miles)
Elvin M Smith Gymnasium, 18 km (11 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 10, 19 km (12 miles)
Cloverleaf Volunteer Fire Department Station 1, 19 km (12 miles)
Harris County Fire Department, 20 km (12 miles)
Pasadena Fire Department Station 3, 21 km (13 miles)
Houston Fire Department Station 75, 23 km (14 miles)

Libraries in Harris County, Texas

Houston Public Library

Harris County, Texas

Westmoreland Historic District, 3 km (2 miles)
Westcott Cemetery, 8 km (5 miles)
Durkee Elementary SPARK Park Trail, 12 km (7 miles)
Mading Elementary SPARK Park Trail, 12 km (8 miles)
Camp Hudson, 15 km (10 miles)
Emerson Elementary SPARK Park Trail, 16 km (10 miles)
Westbury High School SPARK Park Trail, 17 km (10 miles)
Emanuel Memorial Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Northwest Park, 23 km (14 miles)

Schools in Harris County, Texas

Smith Junior High School, 4 km (2 miles)
Smith E O Middle School, 4 km (2 miles)
E O Smith Elementary School, 4 km (2 miles)
Texas Southern - Houston ISD Lab School, 4 km (3 miles)
Cage Elementary School, 5 km (3 miles)
Burnet Elementary School, 5 km (3 miles)
Poe Elementary School, 5 km (3 miles)
Burnett School, 5 km (3 miles)
Poe School, 5 km (3 miles)
Cage School, 5 km (3 miles)
Burrus Elementary School, 6 km (4 miles)
Burrus School, 6 km (4 miles)
Peck Elementary School, 7 km (4 miles)
Peck School, 7 km (4 miles)
Burgess School, 7 km (5 miles)
West University Elementary School, 8 km (5 miles)
Port Houston Elementary School, 8 km (5 miles)
Port Houston School, 8 km (5 miles)
Burbank Middle School, 9 km (5 miles)
Burbank Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
Houston Gardens School, 9 km (6 miles)
Pleasantville Elementary School, 9 km (6 miles)
Pleasantville School, 9 km (6 miles)
Housman Elementary School, 11 km (7 miles)
Elmore High School, 11 km (7 miles)
Pilgrim School, 11 km (7 miles)
Pilgrim Elementary School, 11 km (7 miles)
Durkee School, 12 km (7 miles)
Durkee Elementary School, 12 km (7 miles)
Mading Elementary School, 12 km (8 miles)
Mading School, 12 km (8 miles)
Whittier Elementary School, 12 km (8 miles)
Smith School, 12 km (8 miles)
Whittier School, 12 km (8 miles)
Houston Accelerated Charter Academy, 13 km (8 miles)
Pilgrim School, 13 km (8 miles)
Thomas Middle School, 14 km (9 miles)
Smiley High School, 16 km (10 miles)
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, 16 km (10 miles)
Houston Baptist College, 16 km (10 miles)
Madison High School, 16 km (10 miles)
Elrod Elementary School, 16 km (10 miles)
Emerson Elementary School, 16 km (10 miles)
Westbury High School, 17 km (10 miles)
Petersen Elementary School, 17 km (11 miles)
Sneed Elementary School, 17 km (11 miles)
C E King Middle School, 18 km (11 miles)
C E King High School, 18 km (11 miles)
White Elementary School, 18 km (11 miles)
Smith School, 18 km (11 miles)
Westwood Elementary School, 19 km (12 miles)
Pomeroy Elementary School, 19 km (12 miles)
Pomeroy School, 19 km (12 miles)
C Martinez Elementary School, 20 km (12 miles)
Smythe School, 20 km (13 miles)
Wilchester School, 20 km (13 miles)
Wilchester Elementary School, 21 km (13 miles)
Calvert Elementary School, 21 km (13 miles)
Westchester High School, 21 km (13 miles)
E A Olle Middle School, 22 km (14 miles)
Post School, 22 km (14 miles)
Post Elementary School, 22 km (14 miles)
Klentzman Intermediate School, 22 km (14 miles)

Hospitals in Harris County, Texas

Houston Community Hospital, 6 km (4 miles)
Texas Childrens Hospital, 7 km (4 miles)
The Womans Hospital of Texas, 8 km (5 miles)
Texas Speciality at Houston, 9 km (6 miles)
Tidwell Doctors Hospital, 10 km (6 miles)
West Oaks Hospital, 14 km (9 miles)
Westbury Hospital (historical), 16 km (10 miles)

Reservoirs in Harris County, Texas

Houston Heights Waterworks Reservoir, 6 km (4 miles)

Parks in Harris County, Texas

Pleasantville Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Dyer Stadium, 10 km (6 miles)
Pelham Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Candace U Simmons Track and Field Complex, 10 km (6 miles)
Candlelight Park, 10 km (6 miles)
Peiser Park, 11 km (7 miles)
Wilke Park, 12 km (7 miles)
The Kincaid School Baseball Field, 14 km (8 miles)
Smith Park, 14 km (8 miles)
Westbury Park, 16 km (10 miles)
Taub Park, 16 km (10 miles)
Madison High School Baseball Field, 16 km (10 miles)
Westbury High School Baseball Field, 17 km (10 miles)
Butler Stadium, 18 km (11 miles)
Smokey Jasper Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Butler Stadium, 18 km (11 miles)
C E King Stadium, 18 km (11 miles)
Wildheather Park, 18 km (11 miles)
Houston Christian High School Football Stadium, 20 km (12 miles)
McGuire Baseball Field, 21 km (13 miles)
Elsik High School Baseball Field, 23 km (14 miles)

Valleys in Harris County, Texas

Pine Gully, 13 km (8 miles)

Schools in Brazoria County, Texas

E A Lawhon Elementary School, 20 km (12 miles)

Schools in Fort Bend County, Texas

Hunters Glen Elementary School, 23 km (14 miles)
E A Jones Elementary School, 23 km (14 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Emamzadeh-ye Seyyed Hasan in Ostan-e Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran
Gora Dvoynaya, a hill in Kamtchatski Kray, Russia
Groom School (historical), a school in Grant County, Wisconsin
Hajar Sallum, a hill in Southern Kordofan State, Sudan
Jebel Sugurbo, a hill in Western Darfur State, Sudan
Khanai Zawar, a stream in Balochistan, Pakistan
Kinsea in Prefecture de Mali, Guinea
Kouafang in North Region, Cameroon
La Romera in Departamento de Antioquia, Colombia
Lac du Detour, a lake in Quebec
Lolo, an intermittent stream in Provincia do Cuanza Sul, Angola
Mayamulla in North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Morne a Bruler, a hill in Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti
Oldenburg School, a school in Beadle County, South Dakota
Round Mountain, a mountain in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Sansabad in Bangladesh
Schoolhouse Hollow, a valley in Perry County, Tennessee
Setiamulia in West Java, Indonesia
Sklop, a stream in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slaniste, an intermittent stream in Serbia
Tall Abu Ra'sayn, a hill in Diyala, Iraq
Tanambao in Madagascar
Tawaravu Creek, a stream in Western, Fiji
Terry Scenic View in Prairie County, Montana
ThuloRamche in SarikhetPalase, Makwanpur, Narayani Zone, Central Region, Nepal
Urochishche Kulchak in Respublika Tatarstan, Russia
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