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South Philadelphia Older Adults Center Garden

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South Philadelphia Older Adults Center Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Glass and Garbage Wall Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 9.3 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.93162, -75.16280

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Glass and Garbage Wall Mural: 0.1 mi
  • The Electric Street: 0.2 mi
  • Meg Saligman: 0.8 mi
  • William “Wild Bill” Guarnere: 0.8 mi
  • Edward “Babe” Heffron: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 4.5 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 7.7 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 8.5 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 8.8 mi
  • Marple Conservation Area: 9.2 mi
Parks
  • Singing Fountain (Park): 0.1 mi
  • Columbus Square: 0.1 mi
  • Capitolo Park: 0.2 mi
  • Louis Paolone Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Passyunk Community Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Capitolo Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • S. 15th St. Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Bell Arbor Community Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Hicks St Memory Garden: 0.5 mi
  • South 6th St. Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites: 50
  • Joey Giardello Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Pennsport Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Edward “Babe” Heffron and William “Wild Bill” Guarnere Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • 18th and Jackson War Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • John E. Fryer, M.D. Historic Marker: 1.1 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Fairmount: 2.6 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.7 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Philadelphia Older Adults Center Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW188 m20.9 mi
Mount MiseryWNW176 m19.8 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW137 m20.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNW136 m10.4 mi
Hunting HillW125 m15.3 mi
Osborne HillW113 m23.5 mi
Militia HillNNW104 m13.5 mi
Camp HillN104 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

  • House Sparrow915 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly638 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow501 obs
  • Ovenbird498 obs
  • Rock Pigeon451 obs
  • Peregrine Falcon444 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel361 obs
  • American Robin352 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/456794641

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