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Clara Driscoll, The Driscoll Foundation and Children's Hospital

Clara Driscoll, The Driscoll Foundation and Children's Hospital from directly overhead

Clara Driscoll, The Driscoll Foundation and Children's Hospital is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Alazan Mott stands 2 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrol Lane Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Tropical Trail passes 2.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

hospital in Texas, United States

Dates from 1953.

Wikidata Q5307798, matched on coordinates and name (98 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2012
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates27.74906, -97.38554

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carrol Lane Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ropes Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pope Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brawner Parkway: 0.8 mi
  • Lawndale Park: 0.9 mi
Museums: 13
Beaches: 7
Artworks: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Fourmile Hill: 15.4 mi
  • Big Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Little Dagger Hill: 20.4 mi
  • Alazan Mott: 25.0 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
  • American Bank Center: 4.1 mi
  • Fan Pavillion: 4.6 mi
  • Port Aransas/Mustang Island Tourism Bureau & Chamber of Commerce: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clara Driscoll, The Driscoll Foundation and Children's Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alazan MottSSW 194°2 m25.0 mi
Big HillSSE 163°1 m18.6 mi
Little Dagger HillSSE 168°1 m20.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3519:5520:29
September equinox07:1918:5719:27
December solstice07:1717:0517:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586267748085868783766760

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corpus Christi Cabaniss FLD, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6209393826

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