Central Library
Central Library is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Shakespeare Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.6 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Main library of the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Dates from 1927-06-02.
Wikidata Q48977201, matched on coordinates and name (29 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Opened on June 2, 1927, the Central Library was designed in the Beaux Arts style by Horace Trumbauer and Julian Francis Abele. It was built to serve as the main building of the Free Library of Philadelphia, chartered in 1891.
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 30 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Square: 0.1 mi
- Aviator Park: 0.1 mi
- Basilica Green: 0.2 mi
- Rob Stuart Memorial Dog Park; Winter Street Greenway: 0.2 mi
- Matthias Baldwin Park: 0.2 mi
- Franklin Institute: 0.1 mi
- Barnes Foundation: 0.1 mi
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: 0.2 mi
- Calder Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Rodin Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.3 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.5 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.6 mi
- Reading Terminal: 0.8 mi
- Chinatown Friendship Gate: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.6 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 7.7 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 8.0 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 8.0 mi
- Francisco de Miranda: 0.1 mi
- Budd BB-1 Pioneer Aircraft: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin National Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Don Diego de Gardoqui: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Fitzsimons: 0.1 mi
- Spring Garden Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Corinthian Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Lemon Ridge Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- Schuylkill River Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Shakespeare Memorial: 0.0 mi
- All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors: 0.1 mi
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 0.1 mi
- General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Aero Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Fairmount: 0.7 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.3 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.9 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.9 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 14.6 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
- Darling: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Central Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 188 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 18.4 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 245° | 137 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 347° | 136 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 270° | 125 m | 14.8 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 264° | 113 m | 23.2 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 343° | 104 m | 11.6 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 353° | 104 m | 11.8 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 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13121668731
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 0 mi
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
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