Artwork · Pennsylvania
Thoreau’s Hut
Thoreau’s Hut is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Benches, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
- Material
- wood
How to reach it
Coordinates40.08964, -75.06603
- 11.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 16.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Exton Bypass
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 18 mi
- South Overlook · 19 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 19 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Benches: 0.2 mi
- Bird Blind: 0.4 mi
- Dragon: 1.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.9 mi
- Cheese Giraffe: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Pennypack Environmental Center: 0.4 mi
- Champions Park: 0.6 mi
- Rockledge Park: 0.9 mi
- Jarrett Playground: 1.1 mi
- Roosevelt Racquet Club: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Council Rock: 0.7 mi
- Willow Grove Mall Carousel: 4.6 mi
- Safety Town: 4.9 mi
- Springhouse: 8.1 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 8.1 mi
Historic sites
- Waterman Mansion Site: 0.8 mi
- Burholme WWI Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Burholme Memorial for Peace: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Alnwick Grove: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Lorimer Park: 0.9 mi
- Abington Township Bird Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Meadowbrook Bird Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Briar Bush Nature Center: 4.0 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 4.2 mi
Gardens
- Meadowbrook Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Fruit garden: 3.6 mi
- Fisher Park Roots Garden: 4.7 mi
- Christa Lewis Memorial Arboretum: 4.8 mi
- Clean & Green Lot: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Ryerss Museum & Library: 1.9 mi
- Richard Wall House: 3.4 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum & Archive: 3.9 mi
- Camp William Penn Museum: 4.3 mi
- CWP Museum: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 46
- Camp Hill: 7.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 8.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.4 mi
- Militia Hill: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area C: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 16.1 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 22.0 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 23.8 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Monkey Rock: 16.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 19.0 mi
- Washington's Rock: 19.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 12.0 mi
- Kerr Spring: 15.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Gold Run: 17.6 mi
- High Falls: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Washington Lake Beach: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Darling: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Thoreau’s Hut. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 268° | 188 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 270° | 176 m | 21.6 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | N 355° | 174 m | 19.7 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | N 5° | 158 m | 15.7 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 301° | 151 m | 23.9 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NNE 31° | 146 m | 19.5 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NNE 29° | 143 m | 18.5 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 15° | 142 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NE Phila AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13099215668
Day trips start here
- Huntingdon Valley · 2 mi
- Abington Township · 3 mi
- Elkins Park · 3 mi
- Jenkintown · 3 mi
- Feasterville · 5 mi
- Willow Grove · 5 mi
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