The Butterfly Garden
The Butterfly Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Norris Square Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Norris Square Neighborhood Project
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Blue Route
- 24.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 25.0 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Norris Square Park: 0.1 mi
- Emerald Park: 0.1 mi
- Hagert Playground: 0.3 mi
- Michael J Towey Playground: 0.3 mi
- 3rd and Norris Playground: 0.3 mi
- Harbison's Dairy Milk Bottle: 0.1 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 1.8 mi
- Elfreth's Alley: 2.1 mi
- U.S. Mint at Philadelphia Tour: 2.2 mi
- Chinatown Friendship Gate: 2.3 mi
- El Batey: 0.1 mi
- La Paz: 0.2 mi
- Villa Africana Colobó: 0.2 mi
- Tertulia Herb Garden: 0.2 mi
- Las Parcelas: 0.2 mi
- Palmer Cemetery World War I Memorial: 0.6 mi
- CPL. Charles J. Glenn, 3rd USMC Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Penn Obelisk: 1.2 mi
- Alumni Circle: 1.2 mi
- Johnny Ring Statue: 1.2 mi
- Don Quixote: 1.0 mi
- William Penn: 1.1 mi
- Interactive sculpture: 1.2 mi
- Mann Adult Community Center Mural: 1.2 mi
- Jazz Mural: 1.2 mi
- Philadelphia Doll Museum: 1.2 mi
- Wagner Free Institute of Science: 1.6 mi
- Weaver Historical Dental Museum: 1.6 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art: 2.0 mi
- St. George's United Methodist Church House Museum and Library: 2.0 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 7.1 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 7.6 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 4.1 mi
- Fairmount: 2.8 mi
- Lemon Hill: 3.0 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 7.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.8 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 14.6 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 15.3 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.4 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.9 mi
- Darling: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 288° | 188 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 292° | 176 m | 19.5 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 12° | 158 m | 23.5 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 244° | 137 m | 22.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 329° | 136 m | 7.7 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 24° | 129 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 265° | 125 m | 16.8 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNW 341° | 104 m | 10.6 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
- Common Yellowthroat240 obs
- White-throated Sparrow226 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly212 obs
- House Sparrow164 obs
- Ovenbird132 obs
- princess tree127 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel114 obs
- American Woodcock110 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/1525942509
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/North · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 3 mi
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