- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Harmony Hill146 m · 23.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Bayshore Heritage Byway3.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.6598, -75.5619
Read House & Gardens is a garden in Delaware, at a modelled 5 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is George Read II House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Read House & Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | NNW 345° | 146 m | 23.1 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | N 11° | 137 m | 12.4 mi |
| Egg Hill | W 270° | 125 m | 17.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 16° | 125 m | 21.5 mi |
| Osborne Hill | N 353° | 113 m | 18.4 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNW 329° | 101 m | 10.6 mi |
| Iron Hill | W 262° | 100 m | 10.2 mi |
| Foys Hill | W 259° | 92 m | 24.0 mi |
- 3.3 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
- 3.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore BywayNational
- 12.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 12.4 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- First State National Historical Park: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 0.2 mi
- New Castle Veterans Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Battery Park: 0.3 mi
- Van Dyke Park: 1.1 mi
- New Castle Court House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Landing Place of William Penn: 0.1 mi
- New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 0.1 mi
- Amstel House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Fort Casimir: 0.2 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 10.1 mi
- Kershaw Park: 10.2 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 10.9 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 11.0 mi
- George Read II House: 0.0 mi
- Old Sheriff's House: 0.1 mi
- John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 0.1 mi
- Dutch House Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Castle Old Libary Museum: 0.1 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 0.0 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 8.6 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 8.7 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 9.9 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 10.0 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 5.3 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 6.6 mi
- Red Panda: 6.6 mi
- Andean Condor: 6.7 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 8.1 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 5.0 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.4 mi
- The Student: 9.4 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.1 mi
- Drummond Hill: 8.7 mi
- Iron Hill: 10.2 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 10.6 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 11.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 11.1 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 1.3 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 7.6 mi
- Roachs Shore: 23.2 mi
- Glenville: 5.5 mi
- Frenchtown: 15.8 mi
- Darling: 17.5 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 16.0 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 3 mi away.
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 0 mi
- Pennsville · 2 mi
- Carneys Point · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 6 mi
- Penns Grove · 7 mi
- Claymont · 11 mi
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