Nemours Mansion and Gardens
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Nemours Mansion and Gardens is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alapocas Run State Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Nemours Estate is a 200-acre (81 ha) country estate with jardin à la française formal gardens and a French neoclassical mansion in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Built to resemble a French château, its 105 rooms on four floors occupy nearly 47,000 sq ft (4,400 m2). It shares the grounds at 1600 Rockland Road with the Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, and both are owned by the Nemours Foundation.
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Wikidata Q4245099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 5.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 8.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alapocas Run State Park: 0.2 mi
- Alapocas Run State Park: 0.9 mi
- Kentmere Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Rockford Park: 1.0 mi
- J.D. Holden III Bird Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Nemours Estate: 0.4 mi
- Delaware Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Henry Clay Factory: 1.1 mi
- Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage: 2.5 mi
- Old Swedes Church: 2.8 mi
- Old Farm House: 0.9 mi
- Old First Presbyterian Church: 1.9 mi
- Caesar Rodney Plinth: 2.2 mi
- Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 2.5 mi
- Fort Christina Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 1.2 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.6 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 3.1 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 9.2 mi
- Vanguard: 9.4 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 1.2 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 1.2 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 3.1 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.5 mi
- Red Panda: 1.5 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 2.7 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 2.9 mi
- Sundial: 3.0 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 4.2 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 5.6 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 4.6 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 5.7 mi
- Drummond Hill: 9.2 mi
- Osborne Hill: 10.5 mi
- Hunting Hill: 13.9 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 20.7 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 22.4 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 22.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.5 mi
- Yellow Spring: 22.6 mi
- Glenville: 6.2 mi
- Darling: 9.9 mi
- Frenchtown: 20.2 mi
- Milford Mills: 21.9 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 8.7 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 15.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 7.6 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 23.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 17.6 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 21.8 mi
- Monkey Rock: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nemours Mansion and Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | N 7° | 188 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNE 12° | 176 m | 22.0 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NNW 336° | 146 m | 15.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NNE 27° | 137 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 24° | 125 m | 13.9 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 246° | 125 m | 19.8 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NNW 346° | 113 m | 10.5 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | W 281° | 101 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 2 mi
- Claymont · 5 mi
- Carneys Point · 6 mi
- Penns Grove · 6 mi
- Chadds Ford · 7 mi
- Hockessin · 7 mi
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