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Site of the Home of Dr. George Moffit Patrick

Site of the Home of Dr. George Moffit Patrick from directly overhead

Site of the Home of Dr. George Moffit Patrick is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Independence Trail passes 0.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1936
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.69883, -95.12398

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ella and Friends Dog Park: 0.3 mi
  • Avon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Wynfield Park: 1.2 mi
  • Park Green: 1.2 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Genoa Friendship Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Crystal Bay Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Watersmart Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden: 8.6 mi
Artworks
  • Spiritus Mundi: 8.2 mi
  • Healing Nature: 12.9 mi
  • Healing Nature: 12.9 mi
  • Orbit II: 13.0 mi
  • Albertus Magnus: 13.0 mi
Museums: 47
Attractions: 24
  • Ingenia Polymers Houston: 4.2 mi
  • Mission Briefing Center: 10.3 mi
  • Mission Mars: 10.3 mi
  • Space Center Theater: 10.3 mi
  • Astronaut Gallery: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • JP Morgan Chase Bench Area: 14.6 mi
  • Beverly and Staman Ogilvie Seating Area: 14.6 mi
  • CenterPoint Energy Seating Areas: 14.6 mi
  • Sarofim Picnic Lawn: 14.7 mi
  • Lake Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 6.5 mi
  • Mesquite Knoll: 11.9 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Beauchamp Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Riordan's Spring: 16.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Site of the Home of Dr. George Moffit Patrick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNE 52°25 m17.1 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaE 80°3 m6.5 mi
Mesquite KnollESE 103°0 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0119:32
June solstice06:2119:5020:25
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1216:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864707783858681726256
Precip in4.02.73.85.25.17.94.53.44.55.43.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston-port, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403587940

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