Ghost town · Delaware
Saint Johnstown
Saint Johnstown is a ghost town in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Owens Station, a ghost town 2.7 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 13 miles off.
human settlement in Delaware, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates38.80500, -75.57560
- 13.3 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bridgeville Park: 4.5 mi
- Town Square: 8.1 mi
- Smithville Lake Community Park: 8.5 mi
- Harrington Little League: 9.1 mi
- Browns Branch County Park: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Redden State Forest - Sill Tract: 6.0 mi
- Redden State Forest - Barr Tract: 6.6 mi
- Redden State Forest - Collins Pond Tract: 7.3 mi
- Interstate Fire Tower: 7.8 mi
- Milford Millponds Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 47
- Pungy Shipwreck: 14.7 mi
- John Dickinson House: 21.6 mi
- U-3A "Blue Canoe": 22.5 mi
- UH-1H Iroquois: 22.5 mi
- C-60 Lodestar: 22.5 mi
Museums: 28
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Harrington Tower Railroad Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Greater Harrington Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Ross Mansion: 10.5 mi
- Seaford Museum: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Civil War Monument: 14.0 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 14.1 mi
- Skip Gardner: 14.1 mi
- John Milton Statue: 14.3 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Owens Station: 2.7 mi
- Banning: 3.2 mi
- New Market: 9.6 mi
- North Laurel: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Slaughter Beach: 16.6 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Mary: 20.3 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 11.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Opossum Hill: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- B Area Shelter: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Saint Johnstown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | W 264° | 18 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:52 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, under a mile away.
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