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John Dickinson House

John Dickinson House from directly overhead

John Dickinson House is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Pine Mount stands 28 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Air Mobility Command Museum, a museum 1.1 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 16 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1740

How to reach it

Coordinates39.10139, -75.44846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scotton Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Liberty Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hunn Nature Park: 2.9 mi
  • Tibury Park: 3.4 mi
  • North Bowers Beach Community Park: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 46
  • U-3A "Blue Canoe": 1.1 mi
  • C-5A Galaxy: 1.1 mi
  • C-60 Lodestar: 1.1 mi
  • UH-1H Iroquois: 1.1 mi
  • C-45G Expeditor: 1.1 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Kent County Veterans Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Bayonets of the Revolution: 5.4 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Liberty Bell Replica: 5.5 mi
  • World War II Headquarters Building: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Senior Center Meditation Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Pine Mount: 22.7 mi
  • Ceremony Hill: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountNNE 15°28 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:1816:0116:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566473787670594940
Precip in3.43.14.23.73.94.64.14.94.24.13.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/444348291

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