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United States Army Medical Department Museum

United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum, a museum in Texas
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United States Army Medical Department Museum is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Black Hill stands 484 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Belmeade Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum — or AMEDD Museum — at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, originated as part of the Army's Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. It moved to Fort Sam Houston in 1946. It is currently a component of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School. The museum features the history of the Army Medical Department from 1775 to the present, as well as medical contributions of the Army during times of peace and war. General areas covered are significant historical events, scientific and technological advances, development of the medical field service and contributions of key officers and enlisted personnel. Audio-visual presentations introduce the history of the Department. Two large galleries house the medical equipment, uniforms, medals, insignia and artwork that make up the museum's exhibits. Museum holdings include material on medical personnel, POWs in World War II's Pacific Theater, unit insignia and archival documents and photographs. The museum has been chosen to preserve historic artifacts from Naval Hospital Corps School Great Lakes. BRAC 2005 resulted in transferred of Corps School from Chicago to the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), also located on Fort Sam Houston.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7889492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
214 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates29.46134, -98.43807
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Belmeade Park: 0.5 mi
  • Salado Park: 0.6 mi
  • White Park: 0.9 mi
  • Freedom Park: 0.9 mi
  • Gene Flores Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 60
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Calf Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Hillcrest: 7.9 mi
  • Theis Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Comanche Lookout: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 48
Artworks: 42
  • Sunken Garden Gate: 2.4 mi
  • Magic Stones: 2.7 mi
  • F.I.S.H.: 3.0 mi
  • The Grotto by Carlos Cortes: 3.0 mi
  • William Barret Travis: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 16
  • San Antonio Botanical Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Japanese Peace Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Alamo Heights Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Terrell Hills Public Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Gardopia Gardens: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 10
  • San Pedro Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Devine Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Cherry Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Indian Springs: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of United States Army Medical Department Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black HillWNW 297°484 m20.0 mi
Devils HillN 359°466 m24.0 mi
Round HillNW 316°465 m22.0 mi
Cross MountainNW 315°460 m19.6 mi
High HillNNW 335°456 m17.2 mi
Leon HillNNW 332°451 m16.0 mi
Sykes HillNNW 336°449 m18.4 mi
Butte HillNNW 338°449 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1419:46
June solstice06:3520:0320:37
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2517:0417:40

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368165000

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