Leach Teaching Gardens
Leach Teaching Gardens is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Red Hill stands 143 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Aggie, a peak 0.4 miles away. Texas Brazos Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 19.9 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Eli L. Whiteley Medal of Honor Park: 0.5 mi
- Research Park: 0.6 mi
- Betsy and Pete Foster '63 Courtyard and Garden: 0.7 mi
- Academic Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Aggie Park: 0.9 mi
- College Station Railroad Depots: 0.6 mi
- Core Values Monument: 0.6 mi
- Pauline R. Bush "Robin": 0.6 mi
- John David Crow Statue: 0.6 mi
- George H. W. Bush: 0.6 mi
- Boonville: 4.7 mi
- Wicker: 5.3 mi
- Enright: 7.7 mi
- Moore: 11.4 mi
- Stone City: 11.4 mi
- George Bush Presidential Library & Museum: 0.7 mi
- James A. Baker, III Pavilion: 0.8 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 3.0 mi
- Bravos Valley Museum of Natural History: 4.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Brazos Valley: 4.7 mi
- George Bush Statue: 0.7 mi
- Haynes Ring Replica: 0.9 mi
- Danger 79er: 1.0 mi
- Bugle Stand: 1.0 mi
- Our Lady of Victory: 1.1 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #2: 4.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #4: 4.5 mi
- 1st Methodist Park: 4.5 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #1: 4.6 mi
- Haswell Park Picnic #3: 4.6 mi
- Mount Aggie: 0.4 mi
- Red Hill: 20.8 mi
- Green Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 25.0 mi
- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Garden: 1.1 mi
- Texas A&M Horticulture Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Earth Art: 4.7 mi
- The La Bahia Pecan: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- TXDAR Centennial Park - Old Nashville Site: 23.4 mi
- Hidalgo Bluffs: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leach Teaching Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NNW 341° | 143 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | WSW 243° | 128 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Aggie | SSE 160° | 96.3 m | 0.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | SSW 206° | 86 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 19:56 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:52 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:53 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — College STN Easterwood FLD, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel529 obs
- Western Honey Bee516 obs
- Mourning Dove472 obs
- Northern Mockingbird451 obs
- Monarch402 obs
- Pond Slider383 obs
- Gulf Fritillary378 obs
- Gulf Coast Toad360 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/419063502
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