Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park)
Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park) is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Biggs Museum of American Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
state park in Delaware, United States
Dates from 2004.
Wikidata Q5453822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- The Green (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- The Old State House (First State Heritage Park): 0.0 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- John Bell House (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- First State Heritage Park: Legislative Mall: 0.1 mi
- John Bell House: 0.1 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Capital Green/Pauls Property: 0.4 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.1 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bayonets of the Revolution: 0.2 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 8.4 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art: 0.0 mi
- The Old State House: 0.0 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum: 0.3 mi
- Woodburn: Governor's House: 0.3 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 1.8 mi
- Pine Mount: 20.6 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 21.4 mi
- Daves Hill: 24.3 mi
- Coffin Hill: 24.6 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 17.0 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 23.4 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 25.0 mi
- Banning: 24.3 mi
- Owens Station: 24.3 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 24.5 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 17.6 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 19.5 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 19.9 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNE 21° | 31 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNE 29° | 28 m | 20.6 mi |
| Daves Hill | WNW 300° | 19 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/594774581
Day trips start here
- Dover · 0 mi
- Camden · 3 mi
- Magnolia · 7 mi
- Cumberland County · 24 mi
- Denton · 25 mi
- Chesapeake City · 30 mi
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