Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse
Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mortality Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.1 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q6499849, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 10.97 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.2 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Mortality Monument: 0.0 mi
- Martha Coston Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mercy Carlisle Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Robert Ralston Stewart Memorial : 0.1 mi
- Martha Drinnan Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 0.0 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 1.5 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 1.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 2.0 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 2.1 mi
- East Falls Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Anne Gallagher Garden: 1.3 mi
- East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 1.4 mi
- Old Tennis Court Farm: 1.5 mi
- Chalmers Park: 0.5 mi
- Inn Yard Park: 0.5 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Playground: 0.6 mi
- Napa Street Playground: 0.7 mi
- James Allen Shuler Playground: 0.7 mi
- Strawberry Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Woodford Mansion: 0.8 mi
- Laurel Hill Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Ormiston Mansion: 1.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.6 mi
- John Coltrane Mural: 1.2 mi
- Ram Statue: 1.3 mi
- Manayunk Views: 1.4 mi
- Wissahickon Station: 1.4 mi
- General Ulysses S. Grant: 1.7 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 1.9 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 4.6 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 5.0 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 5.6 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 5.6 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 1.6 mi
- Lemon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.4 mi
- Fairmount: 2.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 5.7 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 21.5 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 11.4 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 11.2 mi
- Monkey Rock: 11.2 mi
- Darling: 16.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 287° | 188 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 291° | 176 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 20° | 158 m | 22.9 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 322° | 151 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 237° | 137 m | 21.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 348° | 136 m | 5.2 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 31° | 129 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 258° | 125 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/494289213
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
- Narberth · 4 mi
- Philadelphia · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 4 mi
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