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Carnegie Library

Carnegie Library from directly overhead

Carnegie Library is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th & Clinton St. Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

first former main library of the Camden, New Jersey public library system

Wikidata Q5025768, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.93735, -75.11902

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 7th & Clinton St. Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cooper Commons Park: 0.2 mi
  • 4th & Washington St. Park: 0.3 mi
  • Spruce Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Roosevelt Plaza Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • Healing Garden: 0.3 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Bodine St. Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Southwark Queen Village: 1.6 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 5.9 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 7.9 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 8.2 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 9.0 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Fairmount: 3.8 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Georges Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 9.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 10.8 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m22.8 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m21.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 252°137 m22.3 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 334°136 m10.8 mi
Hunting HillW 275°125 m17.6 mi
Camp HillNNW 343°104 m13.8 mi
Militia HillNNW 334°104 m14.0 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 331°102 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/264162342

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