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Amstel House Museum

Amstel House Museum from directly overhead

Amstel House Museum is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutch House Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

house in New Castle, Delaware

Dates from 1730s.

Wikidata Q4748809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.66067, -75.56489

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • New Castle Court House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Landing Place of William Penn: 0.2 mi
  • New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 0.2 mi
  • Booker T Washington School No. 109C: 0.2 mi
  • The River Road: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • First State National Historical Park: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Park: 0.2 mi
  • Battery Park: 0.2 mi
  • New Castle Veterans Triangle: 0.3 mi
  • Van Dyke Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Museums: 48
Gardens: 48
Attractions: 35
Artworks: 31
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.9 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.3 mi
  • The Student: 9.3 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.0 mi
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillNNW 345°146 m23.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNE 11°137 m12.4 mi
Egg HillW 270°125 m17.8 mi
Hunting HillNNE 16°125 m21.5 mi
Osborne HillN 353°113 m18.3 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 330°101 m10.5 mi
Iron HillW 261°100 m10.1 mi
Foys HillW 259°92 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000386OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Amstel House, reference 77000386, listed 05/12/77.

OpenStreetMap element way/184689806

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