First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries
First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park), a attraction 0.1 miles 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
- 14.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
- City Hall Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Legislative Hall (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- First State Heritage Park: Legislative Mall: 0.1 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park): 0.2 mi
- The Old State House (First State Heritage Park): 0.2 mi
- John Bell House: 0.2 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.1 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.2 mi
- Capital Green/Pauls Property: 0.4 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Hunn Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Bayonets of the Revolution: 0.1 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.2 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 0.7 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 8.3 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art: 0.2 mi
- The Old State House: 0.2 mi
- Woodburn: Governor's House: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum: 0.5 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 1.8 mi
- Pine Mount: 20.5 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 21.2 mi
- Daves Hill: 24.4 mi
- Coffin Hill: 24.5 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 16.8 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 23.3 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 24.8 mi
- Banning: 24.3 mi
- Owens Station: 24.4 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 24.6 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 17.6 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 19.3 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 19.8 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNE 21° | 31 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNE 29° | 28 m | 20.5 mi |
| Daves Hill | WNW 300° | 19 m | 24.4 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/594774580
Day trips start here
- Dover · 0 mi
- Camden · 4 mi
- Magnolia · 7 mi
- Cumberland County · 24 mi
- Denton · 25 mi
- Chesapeake City · 30 mi
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