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Commandant's Quarters

Commandant's Quarters from directly overhead

Commandant's Quarters is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 9.0 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

listed on the NRHP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wikidata Q5152133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1875
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.89678, -75.17703

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Melville Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Wilt Chamberlain: 0.4 mi
  • Ed Snider Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Score!: 0.6 mi
  • Julius Erving Statue: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Christopher Columbus: 1.3 mi
  • Guglielmo Marconi: 1.3 mi
  • Stephen Girard: 1.7 mi
  • Fort Mercer: 1.8 mi
Gardens
  • Daly St Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Emily Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Hicks St Memory Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Moore Street Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Community Garden at Ralph Brooks Park - Annex: 2.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 6.3 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 6.8 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 7.6 mi
  • Tall Pines State Preserve: 8.5 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 4.1 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Fairmount: 4.8 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Georges Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 11.9 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNW 306°188 m21.6 mi
Mount MiseryNW 310°176 m20.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 257°137 m18.6 mi
Chestnut HillN 353°136 m12.6 mi
Hunting HillWNW 287°125 m15.1 mi
Osborne HillW 275°113 m22.9 mi
Militia HillN 349°104 m15.7 mi
Camp HillN 356°104 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556474797770584739
Precip in3.12.84.03.53.34.04.44.34.43.52.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Intl AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 76001661OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Commandant's Quarters, reference 76001661, listed 06/03/76.

OpenStreetMap element way/89434182

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