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First Bank of the United States

First Bank of the United States from directly overhead

First Bank of the United States is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Crossing the Delaware, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 10.0 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

bank building

Dates from 1795.

Wikidata Q934187, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.94805, -75.14638

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware: 0.0 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 0.0 mi
  • Site of Alexander Hamilton former home: 0.1 mi
  • Robert Morris: 0.1 mi
  • Commodore Barry: 0.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.0 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Signer's Garden: 0.1 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 0.2 mi
Artworks
  • Ghost Structures: 0.1 mi
  • William Penn: 0.1 mi
  • The Signer: 0.1 mi
  • Religious Liberty: 0.2 mi
  • Old Man, Young Man, the Future: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Welcome Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bingham Court: 0.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Independence Square: 0.2 mi
  • Commerce Street Walk: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Fairmount: 2.2 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 10.2 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m21.2 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m19.9 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 249°137 m21.2 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 340°136 m9.6 mi
Hunting HillW 273°125 m16.1 mi
Osborne HillW 266°113 m24.5 mi
Militia HillNNW 339°104 m12.7 mi
Camp HillNNW 348°104 m12.8 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 solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 87001292OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/261314258

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