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Washington Crossing the Delaware

Washington Crossing the Delaware from directly overhead

Washington Crossing the Delaware is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Haycock Mountain stands 295 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Crossed the Delaware, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

1976 sculpture of the painting by Emanuel Leutze

What the record says

Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates40.29398, -74.87121

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Banchoff Park: 2.0 mi
  • Banchoff Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mountain View Park: 2.7 mi
  • Garden of Reflection: 2.7 mi
  • Brownsburg Park: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
  • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Organic Garden: 6.7 mi
  • West End Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Serenity Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Prospect Street Garden: 6.8 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 45
Attractions: 36
  • Nelson House: 0.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Hayride: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Ceva Pavilion: 5.1 mi
  • House 6: 5.8 mi
  • Houe 8: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 0.4 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 5.1 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Student Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Gold Run: 4.3 mi
  • High Falls: 12.8 mi
  • High Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Kerr Spring: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haycock MountainNW 306°295 m22.7 mi
Rock HillWNW 290°256 m23.6 mi
Cushetunk MountainN 7°254 m21.2 mi
North MountainNW 308°251 m23.9 mi
Coffman HillNW 320°249 m23.3 mi
Gravel HillNW 325°243 m24.7 mi
Round MountainN 4°186 m18.9 mi
Plumstead HillWNW 295°174 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:2015:5416:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526171767467554535
Precip in3.62.74.43.63.54.64.84.34.14.03.24.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ewing 3 WNW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1374494314

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