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Vanguard

Vanguard from directly overhead

Vanguard is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinsmith Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Route passes 3.7 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.85903, -75.41707

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vinsmith Park: 0.4 mi
  • Norman St Park: 0.4 mi
  • Butch Ryan Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Bridgewater Farms Park: 0.7 mi
  • Aston Township Memorial Gardens: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum: 3.0 mi
  • Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library: 3.1 mi
  • The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge: 3.1 mi
  • Delaware County Institute of Science: 4.3 mi
  • Newlin Grist Mill: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Sutton Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Swarthmore Rose Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 5.3 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 5.3 mi
  • Iconostasis: 5.3 mi
  • Diamond Doorway: 5.3 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 5.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 6.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Ebright Azimuth: 5.6 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Georges Hill: 13.4 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 14.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNW 342°188 m15.9 mi
Mount MiseryN 349°176 m16.2 mi
Harmony HillWNW 302°146 m16.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 254°137 m5.6 mi
Chestnut HillNE 36°136 m18.8 mi
Hunting HillNNW 346°125 m7.2 mi
Osborne HillWNW 294°113 m11.0 mi
Militia HillNNE 28°104 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11218009751

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