American Merchant Marine Memorial
American Merchant Marine Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Historic propeller from large ship
What the record says
- Built
- 2005-06-11
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Blue Route
- 24.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 25.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- Hawk Point · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Battleship New Jersey Museum: 0.2 mi
- Walt Whitman House: 0.5 mi
- Independence Seaport Museum: 0.5 mi
- Stedman Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Merchants' Exchange Building: 0.8 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 5.1 mi
- Timber Creek Park: 8.5 mi
- Almonesson Creek Park: 8.6 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 8.9 mi
- Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park: 0.0 mi
- RCA Pier: 0.4 mi
- 4th & Washington St. Park: 0.5 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.5 mi
- Roosevelt Plaza Park: 0.6 mi
- Apatosaurus: 0.2 mi
- Hadrosaur: 0.2 mi
- Five Water Spouts and Lintel: 0.5 mi
- Peter Pan: 0.5 mi
- Open Air Aquarium: 0.6 mi
- I.M. Pei Garden: 0.7 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.8 mi
- Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.8 mi
- 18th Century Garden: 0.9 mi
- Magnolia Garden: 0.9 mi
- Arrow Head Train & Station: 0.1 mi
- Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Camden Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- USS New Jersey: 0.2 mi
- USS Olympia: 0.5 mi
- USS New Jersey Propeller: 0.1 mi
- Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Philadelphia Korean War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Carnegie Library: 0.8 mi
- Site of Alexander Hamilton former home: 0.8 mi
- Fairmount: 3.1 mi
- Lemon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Georges Hill: 5.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 10.2 mi
- Hutton Hill: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 5.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 8.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 16.9 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 12.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 16.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Monkey Rock: 15.8 mi
- Darling: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Merchant Marine Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 188 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 20.8 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 250° | 137 m | 21.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 337° | 136 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 274° | 125 m | 16.9 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNW 345° | 104 m | 13.3 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 336° | 104 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | NNW 333° | 102 m | 10.8 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 | 07:19 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9678617230
Day trips start here
- Camden · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 1 mi
- Philadelphia · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 3 mi
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