Sonia Sanchez Community Garden
Sonia Sanchez Community Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jazz Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.4 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Temple Community Garden
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 27 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jazz Mural: 0.0 mi
- Interactive sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Montgomery Street Mural: 0.3 mi
- Healing Wall Mural: 1.2 mi
- John Coltrane Mural: 1.2 mi
- Temple Community Garden: 0.0 mi
- Penrose Playground Garden: 0.3 mi
- Life Do Grow Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- 1932 N. Marshall Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sanctuary Farm: 0.8 mi
- Johnny Ring Statue: 0.2 mi
- Alumni Circle: 0.2 mi
- Robert Purvis: 1.4 mi
- Thomas Eakins: 1.4 mi
- Palmer Cemetery World War I Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Johnny Ring Terrace: 0.2 mi
- Founder's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Fletcher B. Amos Playground: 0.3 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.3 mi
- Winchester Playground: 0.3 mi
- Philadelphia Doll Museum: 0.2 mi
- Wagner Free Institute of Science: 0.4 mi
- Founder's Hall Museum: 1.0 mi
- Weaver Historical Dental Museum: 1.2 mi
- Eastern State Penitentiary: 1.4 mi
- Harbison's Dairy Milk Bottle: 1.4 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Steps: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 1.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 2.1 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 6.6 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.0 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.1 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.9 mi
- Fairmount: 1.8 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 7.6 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.2 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.5 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 15.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
- Darling: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sonia Sanchez Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 289° | 188 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 293° | 176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 15° | 158 m | 23.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 242° | 137 m | 21.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 338° | 136 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 26° | 129 m | 24.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 264° | 125 m | 15.6 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 260° | 113 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly334 obs
- House Sparrow255 obs
- Common Yellowthroat253 obs
- White-throated Sparrow235 obs
- American Robin205 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel192 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee192 obs
- princess tree178 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/269334742
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
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