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Back from Rio

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Back from Rio is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Science Center Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 0.4 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates39.90619, -75.35518

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Science Center Green: 0.0 mi
  • Parrish Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Parrish Beach: 0.1 mi
  • The President's Lawn: 0.2 mi
  • Smedley Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Swarthmore Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Sutton Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Hidden ruins: 0.1 mi
  • Crumhenge: 0.4 mi
  • Old staircase: 0.5 mi
  • Hinkson's Corner 1764: 1.1 mi
  • Memorial Island: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
  • The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge: 1.8 mi
  • Delaware County Institute of Science: 2.1 mi
  • Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library: 4.0 mi
  • Newtown Railroad Museum: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Diamond Doorway: 4.7 mi
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 4.8 mi
  • Animal's Hideaway: 4.8 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 4.8 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 5.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 5.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Hunting Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Georges Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 10.0 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Washington Lake Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Deemer's Beach: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 11.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Back from Rio. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNW 326°188 m14.4 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 333°176 m14.1 mi
Harmony HillWNW 287°146 m17.9 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 241°137 m10.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 33°136 m14.2 mi
Hunting HillNW 306°125 m6.2 mi
Osborne HillW 275°113 m13.4 mi
Militia HillNNE 23°104 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7058823944

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