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Arc Corner Monument

Arc Corner Monument, a historic site in Delaware
Arc Corner Monument, a historic site in DelawareZeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arc Corner Monument, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arc Corner Monument, a historic site in Delaware
Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arc Corner Monument, a historic site in Delaware
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Arc Corner Monument is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Gap Hill stands 252 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chambers House Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

USCGS ARC CORNER Stone, 1892, DE-PA

About

The story

boundary marker for Delaware and Pennsylvania

Dates from 1892.

Wikidata Q130739313, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
South Face: "DELAWARE" + DE Commissioners & surveyor West face: "FIELD WORK EXECUTED BY THE US COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY" North face: ‘PENNSYLVANIA” + PA commissioners & surveyor East face: “1892”
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.72220, -75.77378

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Nature reserves: 50
Gardens: 45
Attractions: 31
Peaks: 27
Artworks: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Black Rock Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 13.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap HillNNW 326°252 m21.8 mi
Harmony HillNNE 16°146 m18.7 mi
Mount FelixWSW 241°142 m21.7 mi
Ebright AzimuthENE 60°137 m15.6 mi
Goat HillW 270°135 m16.7 mi
Mount AraratWSW 242°134 m18.8 mi
Egg HillWSW 237°125 m7.9 mi
Hunting HillNE 46°125 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5520:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669584638
Precip in3.42.94.33.73.63.94.83.94.94.03.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5443886564

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