Houston, United States
Facts and figures on Houston at a glance
Name: Houston (Houston)Status: Very large place
Population: 2,099,451 people
Region name (Level 2): Harris County
Region name (Level 1): Texas
Country: United States
Continent: North America
Houston is located in the region of Texas. Texas's capital Austin (Austin) is approximately 236 km / 147 mi away from Houston (as the crow flies). The distance from Houston to United States's capital Washington, D.C. (Washington, D.C.) is approximately 1,962 km / 1,219 mi (as the crow flies).
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| Place | Status | Population | Region |
| Houston Houston | Very large place | 2,099,451 people | Texas Texas |
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Information on Houston
| Place name | Region name Level 2 | Region name Level 1 | Country | Continent |
| Houston Houston | Harris County Harris County | Texas Texas | United States | North America |
Time in Houston
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 5 Jul 2022 - 3:51am | In effect (+1 hour) | Tue, 5 Jul 2022 - 2:51am | GMT UTC -5.0 | America/Chicago |
Geographic coordinates of Houston
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 29°45'47.8"N (29.7632800°) | 95°21'47.8"W (-95.3632700°) |
Distances from Houston
| To equator (0° lat) | To prime meridian (0° lon) | To the largest places |
| 3,299 km north of the equator | 8,897 km west of the prime meridian | Distances from Houston |
Places around Houston
6 places found within 5 km around Houston. You can expand the radius of your search: 10 km15 km| Place | Population | Distance | Route |
| East Downtown East Downtown | - | 2.7 km 1.7 mi | show |
| Glen Park Glen Park | - | 2.9 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Woodland Heights Woodland Heights | - | 2.9 km 1.8 mi | show |
| Brook Smith Brook Smith | - | 3.7 km 2.3 mi | show |
| Greater Eastwood Greater Eastwood | - | 4.0 km 2.5 mi | show |
| Stude Stude | - | 4.9 km 3.0 mi | show |
Airports around Houston
3 airports found within 15 km around Houston. You can expand the radius of your search: 50 km100 km| Airport | Code | Distance | Route |
| Airport John S Dunn Helistop John S Dunn Helistop | - | 6.4 km 4.0 mi | show |
| Houston Hobby Airport Houston Hobby Airport | - | 14.7 km 9.2 mi | show |
| William P Hobby Airport William P Hobby Airport | HOU, KHOU | 14.9 km 9.3 mi | show |