Historic site · Pennsylvania
Alnwick Grove
Alnwick Grove is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Burrow Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Alnwick Grove / The Alnwick Grove picnic grounds were located here on the banks of Pennypack Creek in the 1880s to promote ridership on the newly opened Philadelphia to Newtown Railroad line. Among those making weekend excursions was a group of
How to reach it
Coordinates40.12875, -75.07142
- 11.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 14.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Exton Bypass
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 16 mi
- South Overlook · 16 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 17 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Burrow Park: 0.5 mi
- Elkins Park: 0.7 mi
- Valley Center Park: 1.0 mi
- Pine Run Park: 1.5 mi
- Roosevelt Racquet Club: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Langstroth Mill Complex: 0.8 mi
- Bone Hill Mill: 1.0 mi
- Shelmire Mill Dam: 1.3 mi
- Mason's Mill Dam: 2.2 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Meadowbrook Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Fruit garden: 4.0 mi
- Laverock Road Garden: 5.5 mi
- Communtiy Garden: 5.9 mi
- Fisher Park Roots Garden: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Meadowbrook Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Lorimer Park: 1.9 mi
- Abington Township Bird Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Briar Bush Nature Center: 3.0 mi
- Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Council Rock: 2.1 mi
- Safety Town: 2.2 mi
- Willow Grove Mall Carousel: 2.9 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 8.3 mi
- Springhouse: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.2 mi
- Thoreau’s Hut: 2.7 mi
- Benches: 2.8 mi
- Bird Blind: 2.9 mi
- Fisher House: 3.3 mi
Museums
- The Doctor's Museum: 3.6 mi
- Ryerss Museum & Library: 4.3 mi
- John Fitch Steamboat Museum: 4.3 mi
- Craven Hall: 4.3 mi
- Richard Wall House: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 45
- Camp Hill: 6.7 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.0 mi
- Militia Hill: 8.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Area C: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area B: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area A: 3.3 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Old Quarry: 16.6 mi
- Washington's Rock: 16.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 16.9 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 21.7 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 16.1 mi
- Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 23.5 mi
- Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 23.6 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Kerr Spring: 12.8 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 13.2 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Gold Run: 16.2 mi
- High Falls: 21.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alnwick Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | NNW 329° | 256 m | 22.6 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 262° | 188 m | 23.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 263° | 176 m | 21.5 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | N 355° | 174 m | 17.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | N 7° | 158 m | 13.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | WNW 296° | 151 m | 22.4 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NE 37° | 146 m | 17.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 35° | 143 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NE Phila AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13043405325
Day trips start here
- Huntingdon Valley · 1 mi
- Abington Township · 3 mi
- Willow Grove · 3 mi
- Feasterville · 4 mi
- Jenkintown · 4 mi
- Elkins Park · 5 mi
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