Protestant Home for Destitute Children
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
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 13.8 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Lighthouse Lounge Mural: 0.4 mi
- Alazan Creek Information Plaque: 0.4 mi
- Josephene Tobin Sign: 0.4 mi
- Geographical Center of Bexar County: 0.4 mi
- Berta Almaguer Memorial Plaque: 0.5 mi
- 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
- Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion: 1.1 mi
- Centro de Artes: 2.0 mi
- Artpace: 2.0 mi
- Visitor's Center Museum: 2.1 mi
- Spanish Governor's Palace: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Woodlawn Lake Lighthouse: 0.7 mi
- Spineway: 0.8 mi
- Woodlawn Lake Park Entrance: 1.0 mi
- 3D glasses for Vision del Futuro Mural: 1.2 mi
- Vision del Futuro: 1.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Coker: 8.0 mi
- Fratt: 9.0 mi
- Adkins: 17.6 mi
- Lone Oak Community: 17.6 mi
- Carpenter: 20.9 mi
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center: 10.1 mi
- Bird of Prey: 10.4 mi
- Medallion Park: 12.8 mi
- Medina River Natural Area: 13.3 mi
- Cedar Creek: 14.0 mi
- Alumni Pavillion: 2.5 mi
- The Picnic Place: 10.1 mi
- Medicine Wall: 11.0 mi
- Medina County Southbound Rest Area: 25.0 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hill | NW 309° | 484 m | 16.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 329° | 465 m | 19.7 mi |
| Cross Mountain | NNW 330° | 460 m | 17.3 mi |
| High Hill | N 353° | 456 m | 16.8 mi |
| Leon Hill | N 351° | 451 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sykes Hill | N 353° | 449 m | 18.1 mi |
| Butte Hill | N 354° | 449 m | 18.4 mi |
| Aue Hill | NNW 341° | 444 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:15 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 20:03 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:01 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 17:05 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12395077394
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