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Darling

Darling from directly overhead

Darling is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Blue Route passes 5.6 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.90333, -75.46972

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martin Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sleighton Park: 1.5 mi
  • Poore Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lewis H Fisher Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Bonner Park: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.0 mi
  • Media Station Apartments: 3.9 mi
  • Vanguard: 4.1 mi
  • Hall of Prayers: 5.6 mi
  • Back from Rio: 6.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 60
  • Taylor/Frazer House Ruins: 2.3 mi
  • South Farm: 2.4 mi
  • Valley Cottage: 3.0 mi
  • Middle Farm: 3.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • Iconostasis: 2.6 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 2.6 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 2.7 mi
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 2.7 mi
  • Crooked Goblin Shack: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 58
Picnic sites: 24
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Hunting Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 5.3 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 12.3 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 18.4 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.7 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 12.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN188 m12.3 mi
Mount MiseryN176 m12.8 mi
Sheep HillNNW151 m23.9 mi
Harmony HillWNW146 m12.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthSSW137 m5.3 mi
Chestnut HillNE136 m18.4 mi
Hunting HillNNE125 m4.0 mi
Osborne HillW113 m7.4 mi

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 solstice07:2115:5816:41

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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