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Welkinweir

Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
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Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
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Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
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Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
Nolabob · CC BY-SA 4.0
Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
Nolabob · CC BY-SA 4.0
Welkinweir, a attraction in Pennsylvania
Nolabob · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Welkinweir is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Mount Penn stands 342 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Connie Batdorf Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 9.3 miles off.

About

The story

Welkinweir is a 197-acre (80 ha) nonprofit arboretum, garden, mansion, and conservation area that is located at 1368 Prizer Road, East Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Situated near Pottstown, it is part of the Hopewell Big Woods and is open to the public daily without charge.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7981039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.15394, -75.68110

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Connie Batdorf Park: 1.4 mi
  • Andrew Evans Park: 3.3 mi
  • Route 401 Open Space: 3.3 mi
  • Opalanie Park: 3.5 mi
  • Windsor Ridge Playground (Garrison Dr): 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Warwick Furnace: 3.1 mi
  • Washington Hall: 4.8 mi
  • Lightfoot Mill (Mill at Anselma): 5.3 mi
  • James Joseph "Jim" Croce: 7.3 mi
  • Weaver Memorials: 7.4 mi
Peaks
  • Sheep Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Mount Pleasure: 5.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Thomas Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Brush: 7.4 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions: 57
Artworks: 39
  • Rock Snake: 6.5 mi
  • Mascot: 6.8 mi
  • Eternal Flame: 11.4 mi
  • Love Statue: 12.2 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Park Pavillion #2: 2.3 mi
  • Park Pavillion #3: 2.3 mi
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 12.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Yellow Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Magnesium Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Micajah Posey Spring: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Welkinweir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PennNW 319°342 m17.7 mi
Long HillN 356°332 m13.3 mi
Church HillNNW 331°332 m17.1 mi
Fancy HillN 354°331 m11.9 mi
Deer Path HillNW 326°326 m19.0 mi
Sand HillN 0°318 m12.3 mi
Sand HillNNW 336°314 m20.4 mi
Welsh MountainW 259°313 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516069747265534334
Precip in3.02.64.13.63.73.84.74.44.83.83.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heritage FLD AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/552592822

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