Ghost town · Delaware
Glenville
Glenville is a ghost town in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Ford, a park 0.6 miles away. Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
unincorporated community in Delaware, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates39.71260, -75.63990
- 7.3 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 8.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Powell Ford: 0.6 mi
- MARSHALLTON HIGHTS PARK: 0.8 mi
- Limestone Acres Park: 1.6 mi
- Milltown Park: 1.6 mi
- New Castle County Dunlinden Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Eloy Sandoval-Mateoz: 4.0 mi
- Bill McGowan: 4.2 mi
- Vic Willis: 4.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon Post Mark'd West: 5.0 mi
- Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves: 52
- Middle Run Natural Area: 4.4 mi
- William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 5.4 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 6.0 mi
- Kershaw Park: 6.1 mi
- Chambers House Nature Center: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 49
- Read House & Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 5.5 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 5.9 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 6.0 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 6.6 mi
Museums: 45
- Bellanca Airfield Museum: 4.4 mi
- Delaware Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
- Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage: 5.2 mi
- Delaware Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- New Castle Old Libary Museum: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 31
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 1.9 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 4.9 mi
- Andean Condor: 5.7 mi
- Red Panda: 5.7 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 22
- Drummond Hill: 3.7 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 5.7 mi
- Iron Hill: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.1 mi
- Grays Hill: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.2 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 5.0 mi
- The Student: 5.5 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 18.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Deemer's Beach: 5.1 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 12.7 mi
- Roachs Shore: 21.1 mi
- North East Beach Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Frenchtown: 14.0 mi
- Darling: 16.0 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.6 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Deepwater Rest Area: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- White Banks: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Glenville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | N 354° | 146 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NE 37° | 137 m | 10.7 mi |
| Goat Hill | W 272° | 135 m | 23.9 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 255° | 125 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 30° | 125 m | 19.8 mi |
| Osborne Hill | N 7° | 113 m | 14.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNW 347° | 101 m | 5.7 mi |
| Iron Hill | SW 229° | 100 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 5 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
- Hockessin · 6 mi
- Newark · 7 mi
- Pennsville · 8 mi
- Carneys Point · 9 mi
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