The Learning Patch
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
The Learning Patch is a garden in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 357 m. McDowell Peak stands 1,230 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Revolution, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Broadmoor Elementary School
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Revolution: 0.1 mi
- Helianthus: 0.1 mi
- Spirit: 0.8 mi
- Celebration: 1.0 mi
- Southwestern Pieta: 1.0 mi
- Daley Park: 0.3 mi
- Birchett Park: 0.8 mi
- SDFC Field: 0.8 mi
- Clark Park: 1.0 mi
- Hayden Lawn: 1.0 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 1.0 mi
- Simply Smashing: 1.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Axe Adventures: 2.6 mi
- Baboon: 3.1 mi
- Hayden Butte: 1.6 mi
- Bell Butte: 2.0 mi
- Twin Butte: 2.3 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 3.6 mi
- Papago Buttes: 4.2 mi
- Loma del Rio Ruins: 2.3 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.6 mi
- Peace Pole: 3.6 mi
- Tovrea Castle: 3.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 1.0 mi
- Life Sciences Courtyard: 1.0 mi
- Escalante Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- The Rover Vine: 2.5 mi
- Chihuahuan Selection: 2.6 mi
- Pixypros Selfie Museum: 0.7 mi
- Tempe History Museum: 0.9 mi
- Arizona State University Art Museum: 1.0 mi
- Arizona Heritage Center: 2.6 mi
- Hall of Flame Fire Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ramada #1: 2.1 mi
- Ramada #2=: 2.1 mi
- Ramada #5: 2.2 mi
- Ramada #6: 2.2 mi
- Ramada #7: 2.3 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 1.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.0 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 6.4 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 7.9 mi
- Coon Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 20.4 mi
- Morrells Wall: 20.8 mi
- Sven Slab: 21.4 mi
- Illinois: 6.9 mi
- Mountain Spring: 19.6 mi
- Marinette: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Learning Patch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Peak | NNE 21° | 1,230 m | 18.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 23° | 1,214 m | 18.0 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 20° | 1,192 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,007 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 32° | 935 m | 16.6 mi |
| Usery Mountain | ENE 69° | 905 m | 18.1 mi |
| Peak 2933 | ENE 70° | 894 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lone Mountain | ENE 69° | 835 m | 20.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 2 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon524 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle502 obs
- stinknet448 obs
- Northern Mockingbird316 obs
- Rosy-faced Lovebird213 obs
- Cactus Wren173 obs
- European Starling154 obs
- House Sparrow153 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/779481978
Day trips start here
- Tempe · 2 mi
- Guadalupe · 3 mi
- Mesa · 6 mi
- Scottsdale · 7 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 8 mi
- Chandler · 9 mi
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