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Chief Justice John Marshall

Chief Justice John Marshall from directly overhead

Chief Justice John Marshall is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmount, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.96621, -75.18179

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Garden, Fairmount Water Works: 0.1 mi
  • Esplanade: 0.1 mi
  • Bulldog Park: 0.2 mi
  • Schuylkill River Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eakins Oval: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 58
  • Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Mantua Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Corinthian Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Summer-Winter Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 51
Peaks: 29
  • Fairmount: 0.0 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Georges Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 2.2 mi
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 16.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW188 m19.0 mi
Mount MiseryWNW176 m17.7 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW137 m20.0 mi
Chestnut HillN136 m7.9 mi
Hunting HillW125 m14.2 mi
Osborne HillW113 m22.7 mi
Militia HillNNW104 m11.0 mi
Camp HillN104 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6623039651

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