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Garrett Williamson Garden

Garrett Williamson Garden from directly overhead

Garrett Williamson Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Chestnut Hill stands 305 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall of Prayers, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.1 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Private
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.97323, -75.42490

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Hall of Prayers: 0.5 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.4 mi
  • Media Station Apartments: 4.4 mi
  • The Berwyn Mural: 5.2 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Delaware County Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Middle Farm: 2.5 mi
  • Valley Cottage: 2.7 mi
  • South Farm: 3.2 mi
  • Tryon Lewis Sawmill: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Drexel Lodge Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gable Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bishop Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
  • Liseter Commons (extension): 1.7 mi
  • Liseter Commons (extension): 1.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Lenape Wigwam: 2.6 mi
  • Strummin' and Drummin': 2.7 mi
  • Imagination Station: 2.7 mi
  • Hobbit Hollow: 2.7 mi
  • Thoreau's Cabin: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Skunk Hollow Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Chanticleer Garden: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 1.6 mi
  • Winding Way Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 2.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Castle Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Joy: 8.3 mi
  • Mount Misery: 8.4 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 8.5 mi
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
  • Deemer's Beach: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNW 314°305 m24.4 mi
Thomas HillNW 306°295 m24.2 mi
Mount PleasureNW 309°269 m24.2 mi
Diamond Rock HillNNW 329°188 m8.5 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 342°176 m8.4 mi
Spring MountainN 356°151 m20.4 mi
Sheep HillNW 322°151 m21.0 mi
Harmony HillW 273°146 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Jacob's ladder76 obs
  • mayapple74 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty67 obs
  • bloodroot63 obs
  • Dutchman's breeches60 obs
  • yellow trout lily57 obs
  • turkey-tail55 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage54 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1210091996

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