- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Diamond Rock Hill188 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Route0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8620, -75.3555
Bown Garden Dome is a artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 24 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Field and the Bown Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 0.8 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Large metal dome frame surrounded by silhouettes of students. Built with funds from a gift by Alumni David Bown.
- Material
- metal
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bown Garden Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | NNW 332° | 188 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 338° | 176 m | 16.9 mi |
| Harmony Hill | WNW 296° | 146 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 258° | 137 m | 8.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 28° | 136 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 323° | 125 m | 8.4 mi |
| Osborne Hill | WNW 288° | 113 m | 14.0 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNE 20° | 104 m | 18.9 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Blue Route
- 12.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 14.5 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
- 14.5 mi off the Delaware Bayshore BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Field and the Bown Garden: 0.0 mi
- Widener University Sculpture Park: 0.0 mi
- Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Sun Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.6 mi
- Hands Shaking Sculpture: 0.0 mi
- Freedom's Pride: 0.0 mi
- Widener Pride: 0.1 mi
- The Big Chair: 2.9 mi
- Back from Rio: 3.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.5 mi
- William Penn Landing Site: 1.3 mi
- Flight Test Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Island: 2.2 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.4 mi
- Swarthmore Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Sutton Garden: 3.4 mi
- Rose Tree Garden: 5.6 mi
- Wister Rhododendron Garden: 6.6 mi
- Eastwick Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Red Hill Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Rose Tree Park: 5.8 mi
- Wawa Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Tyler Arboretum: 6.3 mi
- Hildacy Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 6.6 mi
- Diamond Doorway: 6.6 mi
- Tulip Tree House: 6.6 mi
- Animal's Hideaway: 6.6 mi
- Fort Tyler: 6.6 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.4 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 8.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 8.9 mi
- Georges Hill: 10.9 mi
- Lemon Hill: 11.7 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 11.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 13.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.6 mi
- Yellow Spring: 21.7 mi
- Darling: 6.7 mi
- Glenville: 18.3 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.8 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 18.9 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 23.1 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Chester · 1 mi
- Rose Valley · 3 mi
- Swarthmore · 3 mi
- Media · 4 mi
- Tinicum Township · 4 mi
- Delaware County · 5 mi
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