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Protestant Home for Destitute Children

Protestant Home for Destitute Children from directly overhead

Protestant Home for Destitute Children is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Legacy Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1991
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.44598, -98.52271

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Legacy Park: 0.3 mi
  • West End Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ojeda Park: 0.7 mi
  • Woodlawn Lake Park: 0.7 mi
  • Farias Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Hillcrest: 3.6 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Prickly Pear Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Curly Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 9.3 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 49
  • Terror Mansion: 1.5 mi
  • Scobee Planetarium: 1.5 mi
  • Casa Navarro State Historical Site: 2.2 mi
  • River boat boarding: 2.4 mi
  • boat ride boarding: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 42
Gardens: 16
  • Frost Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • McNutt River Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Alamo Heights Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 3.9 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 4.0 mi
Springs: 11
  • San Pedro Spring: 1.3 mi
  • Huesta Springs: 14.5 mi
  • Panther Springs: 16.4 mi
  • Government Canyon Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Devine Spring: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Medicine Wall: 11.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Protestant Home for Destitute Children. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillNW 309°484 m16.3 mi
Round HillNNW 329°465 m19.7 mi
Cross MountainNNW 330°460 m17.3 mi
High HillN 353°456 m16.8 mi
Leon HillN 351°451 m15.4 mi
Sykes HillN 353°449 m18.1 mi
Butte HillN 354°449 m18.4 mi
Aue HillNNW 341°444 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1519:46
June solstice06:3620:0320:38
September equinox07:2319:0119:32
December solstice07:2517:0517:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662697682848579716053
Precip in2.21.92.42.34.43.62.42.43.93.92.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Antonio Incarnate Word, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12395077394

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