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West Chester Griswolds

West Chester Griswolds from directly overhead

West Chester Griswolds is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashbridge Preserve, a park 0.7 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 5.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Christmas lights display with over 135,000 lights including one megatree that is 15' (8,000 lights), two 12.5' megatrees (5,000 lights each), and 20 arches

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.97615, -75.51185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ashbridge Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Wickerton Drive Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Edgewood Chase Park: 1.3 mi
  • Garrett Mill Road Park: 1.4 mi
  • Leslie Lane Open Space: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Historic Sugartown: 1.7 mi
  • Sugartown Strawberries: 2.3 mi
  • Hobbit Hollow: 4.6 mi
  • Imagination Station: 4.7 mi
  • Strummin' and Drummin': 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Goshen Baptist Church Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Taylor/Frazer House Ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Paoli Massacre Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Duffy's Cut Mass Grave: 4.1 mi
  • Battle of the Clouds: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • St. Augustine Statue: 3.6 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 3.7 mi
  • Hall of Prayers: 4.2 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 4.8 mi
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 4.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Garrett Williamson Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 4.9 mi
  • West End Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Skunk Hollow Community Garden: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 3.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 4.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 4.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Hunting Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Castle Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Misery: 8.0 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 22.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Chester Griswolds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welsh MountainWNW 294°313 m24.1 mi
Williams HillNW 315°306 m22.2 mi
Chestnut HillNW 322°305 m21.2 mi
Thomas HillNW 313°295 m20.5 mi
BrushNW 320°288 m22.5 mi
Mount PleasureNW 317°269 m20.7 mi
Long MountainNW 317°241 m24.5 mi
Monocacy HillNNW 327°202 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544335
Precip in3.63.14.63.83.84.04.44.85.74.83.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11429554059

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