Southwestern Presbyterian Home and School for Orphans
Southwestern Presbyterian Home and School for Orphans is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Brushy Knob stands 232 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Itasca Railroad Depot, a historic site 4.5 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 9.7 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Itasca Railroad Depot: 4.5 mi
- Site of Switzer College: 4.7 mi
- First Presbyterian Church of Itasca: 5.0 mi
- Grandview Masonic Lodge: 7.1 mi
- Town of Grandview: 7.2 mi
- Lawless Pawk: 5.0 mi
- Crouch Park: 5.1 mi
- Grandview City Park: 6.7 mi
- Grandview Fountain Park: 7.2 mi
- Grandview Memorial Park: 7.3 mi
- Old Maypearl Depot: 8.1 mi
- Texas Heritage Museum: 13.4 mi
- Texas Through Time: 13.7 mi
- Roadside America Museum: 13.8 mi
- Hill County Cellblock Museum: 14.0 mi
- Grandview: 7.3 mi
- Willie Nelson: 13.7 mi
- Richard Ellis Statue: 18.5 mi
- Confederate Veterans Memorial: 18.5 mi
- How Do You Stack Up?: 20.1 mi
- Bruco, The Texas Italian Caterpillar: 11.0 mi
- The Spirit of Cleburne: 20.0 mi
- ATSF 999457: 20.1 mi
- Serenity Point: 23.5 mi
- Old City Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hawkins Spring: 20.4 mi
- Little Ham Hole Spring: 22.9 mi
- Big Ham Hole Spring: 23.3 mi
- Broke Rock: 22.0 mi
- White Bluff: 23.4 mi
- Bluff Mills: 24.1 mi
- Robinson Bluff: 24.5 mi
- Wedding Garden: 15.5 mi
- Guinn Garden at Buffalo Creek: 20.3 mi
- Iris Garden: 21.5 mi
- Brushy Knob: 14.5 mi
- Poverty Knob: 21.9 mi
- Vivian J. Malone Preserve: 18.5 mi
- Aquilla Wildlife Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Hill County Southbound Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Hill County Northbound Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southwestern Presbyterian Home and School for Orphans. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brushy Knob | W 263° | 232 m | 14.5 mi |
| Poverty Knob | NNW 341° | 216 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:03 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:51 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 50 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 78 | 68 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsboro, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12414183088
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