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Manayunk Views

Manayunk Views from directly overhead

Manayunk Views is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Manayunk Gateway Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 6.8 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1997

How to reach it

Coordinates40.01602, -75.20955

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Manayunk Gateway Park: 0.0 mi
  • Wissahickon War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • La Noce Park: 0.1 mi
  • Neighbors Park: 0.4 mi
  • Lauriston Pocket Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Wissahickon War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Kelpius Community: 0.8 mi
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 1.0 mi
  • The Spaventa Switchback: 1.2 mi
  • Manuel T. Sozinho Memorial: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Gardens
  • Boone Park Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Cameo Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Anne Gallagher Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Roxborough United Neighbors Garden: 1.0 mi
  • East Falls Community Garden: 1.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Area #6: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #5: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area #3: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Georges Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Fairmount: 3.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 4.7 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 285°188 m16.4 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 290°176 m14.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 23°158 m22.6 mi
Spring MountainNW 324°151 m21.7 mi
Harmony HillW 265°146 m24.9 mi
Ebright AzimuthSW 233°137 m20.6 mi
Chestnut HillN 2°136 m4.3 mi
Jericho MountainNE 35°129 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12583199788

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