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Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park)

Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park) from directly overhead

Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park) is an attraction in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodburn: Governor's 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 story

state park in Delaware, United States

Dates from 2004.

Wikidata Q5453822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.16139, -75.52279

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kings Highway Triangle: 0.1 mi
  • Orville Myers Park: 0.1 mi
  • City Hall Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Liberty Bell Replica: 0.3 mi
  • Bayonets of the Revolution: 0.3 mi
  • Fireman's Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Kent County Veterans Monument: 0.9 mi
  • World War II Headquarters Building: 8.1 mi
Museums: 18
Peaks: 4
  • Pine Mount: 20.4 mi
  • Ceremony Hill: 21.1 mi
  • Daves Hill: 24.1 mi
  • Coffin Hill: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Senior Center Meditation Garden: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coffin HillNNE 21°31 m24.3 mi
Pine MountNNE 29°28 m20.4 mi
Daves HillWNW 300°19 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3719:5220:32
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:1916:0116:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363845566473787670594940
Precip in3.43.14.23.73.94.64.14.94.24.13.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/594774614

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