Attraction · Pennsylvania
Swamp White Oak
Swamp White Oak is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Gap Hill stands 349 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkiomen Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1697
How to reach it
Coordinates40.21212, -75.45199
- 11.2 mi off the Blue Route
- 14.5 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 19.5 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Perkiomen Park: 0.3 mi
- Central Perkiomen Valley Park: 0.6 mi
- Hunsberger Woods: 0.9 mi
- Eleanor Frost Snell Softball Field: 1.1 mi
- Central Perkiomen Valley Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Spring House: 0.8 mi
- Trappe Schoolhouse Monument: 1.7 mi
- Tank: 1.9 mi
- Greenhouse Ruins: 2.2 mi
- Washington Revolutionary War Encampment Monument: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- Love Statue: 1.3 mi
- Sacrifice and Devotion: 7.5 mi
- Cannon: 7.5 mi
- Cannon: 7.5 mi
- Nathanael Greene Monument: 7.5 mi
Museums
- The Speaker's House: 1.4 mi
- Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art: 1.4 mi
- Henry Muhlenberg House: 1.4 mi
- Dewee's Tavern: 1.5 mi
- Limerick Township Historical Society: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Evansburg State Park: 2.8 mi
- Meng Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Stone Hills Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Bat Roost: 5.3 mi
- Linfield Preserve: 7.3 mi
Peaks
- Spring Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount Joy: 8.4 mi
- Mount Misery: 8.6 mi
- Diamond Rock Hill: 9.7 mi
- Sandy Hill: 11.3 mi
Gardens
- Phoenixville Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- P D Home & Garden: 6.2 mi
- Prayer Garden: 7.4 mi
- Bishop White Courtyard: 7.4 mi
- Upper Gwynedd Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions
- Pawling Sycamore: 7.1 mi
- The Training Center - WC Eagles: 7.1 mi
- Star Redoubt: 7.4 mi
- Varnum's Quarters: 7.5 mi
- redoubt 4: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Meadows Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.9 mi
- Betzwood Trailhead: 7.2 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 13.5 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 14.5 mi
Springs: 8
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 11.0 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 11.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 11.9 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Monkey Rock: 10.6 mi
- Millers Point: 15.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 17.8 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 17.8 mi
- Darling: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 9.5 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Swamp White Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Hill | NNW 332° | 349 m | 20.2 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 305° | 332 m | 16.0 mi |
| Fancy Hill | WNW 301° | 331 m | 15.4 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 305° | 318 m | 14.6 mi |
| Williams Hill | W 268° | 306 m | 19.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 272° | 305 m | 16.1 mi |
| Thomas Hill | W 263° | 295 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mengle Hill | WNW 303° | 292 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Graterford 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12162168578
Day trips start here
- Collegeville · 2 mi
- Skippack Village · 3 mi
- Montgomery County · 4 mi
- Audubon · 6 mi
- Kulpsville · 6 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 6 mi
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