The Old State House (First State Heritage Park)
The Old State House (First State Heritage Park) is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Old State House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Old State House Division of Historical & Cultural Affairs
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
- 14.5 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Green (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park): 0.0 mi
- John Bell House (First State Heritage Park): 0.0 mi
- John Bell House: 0.0 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 0.1 mi
- First State Heritage Park: Legislative Mall: 0.1 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Capital Green/Pauls Property: 0.4 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.1 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Bayonets of the Revolution: 0.2 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 8.4 mi
- The Old State House: 0.0 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art: 0.0 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum: 0.2 mi
- Woodburn: Governor's House: 0.3 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 1.8 mi
- Pine Mount: 20.6 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 21.4 mi
- Daves Hill: 24.3 mi
- Coffin Hill: 24.6 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 17.0 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 23.4 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 24.9 mi
- Banning: 24.2 mi
- Owens Station: 24.3 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 24.5 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 12.6 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 17.5 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 19.5 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 19.8 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old State House (First State Heritage Park). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNE 21° | 31 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNE 29° | 28 m | 20.6 mi |
| Daves Hill | WNW 300° | 19 m | 24.3 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/594774582
Day trips start here
- Dover · 0 mi
- Camden · 3 mi
- Magnolia · 6 mi
- Cumberland County · 24 mi
- Denton · 25 mi
- Chesapeake City · 30 mi
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