The Learning Garden
The Learning Garden is a garden in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Big Hill stands 1 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Graham Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- GROW Local South Texas
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Texas Tropical Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tom Graham Park: 0.0 mi
- Woodlawn Park: 0.1 mi
- Oak Park: 0.2 mi
- Westchester Park: 0.4 mi
- Westgate Park: 0.6 mi
- Grossman-Graham House: 0.0 mi
- Snapka Drive Inn: 0.8 mi
- Matthew Dunn: 1.5 mi
- The American G.I. Forum: 1.7 mi
- Kelsey Memorial Methodist Church: 1.8 mi
- Selena Museum: 1.5 mi
- Tejano Civil Rights Museum: 2.5 mi
- Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures: 2.5 mi
- Museum Of Hispanic Culture: 2.5 mi
- Texas Surf Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife Refuge: 8.8 mi
- Pollywog Pond Bird & Wildlife Sanctuary: 11.6 mi
- Redhead Pond Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Shamrock Island Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Pelican Island Sanctuary: 17.3 mi
- Corpus Christi North Beach: 3.7 mi
- University Beach: 9.1 mi
- New Port Pass: 18.6 mi
- J P Luby: 18.9 mi
- Holiday Beach: 23.0 mi
- Corpus Christi Watergarden: 2.7 mi
- Orion's Belt: 2.7 mi
- Selena Memorial Statue: 2.7 mi
- Giant milk bottle: 3.7 mi
- The Great Heron: 11.0 mi
- American Bank Center: 2.7 mi
- Fan Pavillion: 3.0 mi
- Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 22.7 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 20.0 mi
- Big Hill: 22.9 mi
- Little Dagger Hill: 24.5 mi
- Lytton Memorial Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- South Texas Botanical Garden & Nature Center: 10.0 mi
- McGloins Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Lydia Ann Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Learning Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SSE 158° | 1 m | 22.9 mi |
| Little Dagger Hill | SSE 162° | 1 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:05 | 17:40 |
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 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi NWS, 5 mi away.
- Eastern Fox Squirrel39 obs
- Great Kiskadee30 obs
- Scarlet Tanager29 obs
- Summer Tanager28 obs
- Blackburnian Warbler28 obs
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker27 obs
- Chestnut-sided Warbler26 obs
- Black-and-white Warbler25 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.
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