Hawk Point
Hawk Point sits at 430 feet along the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, with land dropping 73 feet over the next 600 meters. The overlook faces a cluster of Longwood Gardens features to the west-southwest and south-southwest, all within a half mile or so: Wisteria Garden, Peony Garden, Dogwood Plaza, Theatre Garden, Rose Arbor, and Topiary Garden are among the closest, with the Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory and Rose Garden slightly farther out. Longwood Gardens itself lies 0.4 miles to the south-southwest at 450 feet. The named features range from 438 to 465 feet in elevation, close to the overlook's own height. Upper Darby Township is 21.2 miles east, Philadelphia is 27.2 miles east-northeast, and Reading is 34.7 miles north-northwest. This is a compact viewpoint for scanning the garden layout rather than a wide regional vista.
What you’re looking at
Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.
- Wisteria Garden438 ftwest-southwest · 0.3 mi
- Longwood Gardens450 ftsouth-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Peony Garden449 ftwest-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory465 ftwest-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Dogwood Plaza456 ftwest-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Theatre Garden449 ftwest-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Rose Arbor450 ftwest-southwest · 0.4 mi
- Topiary Garden455 ftwest-southwest · 0.5 mi
- Rose Garden457 ftwest-southwest · 0.6 mi
Light
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 11:07 | 23:15 | 22:39 |
| June solstice | 09:35 | 00:35 | 23:55 |
| September equinox | 10:51 | 23:02 | 22:26 |
| December solstice | 12:21 | 21:42 | 20:59 |
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Where it is
- Upper Darby Township21.2 mi east
- Philadelphia27.2 mi east-northeast
- Reading34.7 mi north-northwest
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How high is Hawk Point?
Hawk Point sits at about 430 feet (131 m).
What can you see from Hawk Point?
From Hawk Point: Wisteria Garden (WSW, 0.3 mi); Longwood Gardens (SSW, 0.4 mi); Peony Garden (WSW, 0.4 mi); Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory (WSW, 0.4 mi).
What is the nearest town to Hawk Point?
Upper Darby Township, 21 miles E of Hawk Point.
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Day trips start here
- Kennett Square · 3 mi
- Chadds Ford · 4 mi
- Hockessin · 6 mi
- West Chester · 7 mi
- Chester County · 8 mi
- Downingtown · 9 mi
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Named places near this lookout
- Longwood Gardens Attraction · 0.36 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda Artwork · 0.72 mi
- Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865) Historic site · 1.87 mi
- Barns-Brinton House Museum · 2.21 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve Nature reserve · 3.67 mi
- Brandywine Museum of Art Museum · 3.96 mi
- Christian C Sanderson Museum Museum · 4.04 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve Nature reserve · 4.3 mi