Fort Casimir
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Fort Casimir is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is New Castle Veterans Triangle, a park 0.1 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Casimir was a Dutch fort in the seventeenth-century colony of New Netherland. It was located on a no-longer existing barrier island at the end of Chestnut Street in what is now New Castle, Delaware. It was briefly known as Fort Trinity when in possession of forces from New Sweden.
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Dates from 1651.
Wikidata Q7886287, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Fort Casimir: Key to the Early Delaware Valley In the mic-1600s this site was the focal point of a three-nation struggle for the control of the Delaware River
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 3.4 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- New Castle Veterans Triangle: 0.1 mi
- First State National Historical Park: 0.2 mi
- Battery Park: 0.4 mi
- Van Dyke Park: 1.0 mi
- James Rogers Park: 1.2 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 10.1 mi
- Kershaw Park: 10.3 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 10.8 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 10.8 mi
- New Castle Court House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Landing Place of William Penn: 0.3 mi
- Amstel House Museum: 0.3 mi
- New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 0.3 mi
- The River Road: 0.5 mi
- George Read II House: 0.2 mi
- New Castle Old Libary Museum: 0.2 mi
- Dutch House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Sheriff's House: 0.3 mi
- John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 0.3 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 0.2 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 8.5 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 8.5 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 10.0 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 5.2 mi
- Red Panda: 6.5 mi
- Andean Condor: 6.5 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 6.6 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 7.9 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.8 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.2 mi
- The Student: 9.6 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.2 mi
- Drummond Hill: 8.8 mi
- Iron Hill: 10.4 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 10.6 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 11.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 11.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 1.5 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 7.8 mi
- Roachs Shore: 23.3 mi
- Glenville: 5.5 mi
- Frenchtown: 16.0 mi
- Darling: 17.3 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 16.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Casimir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | NNW 344° | 146 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | N 10° | 137 m | 12.2 mi |
| Egg Hill | W 270° | 125 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 16° | 125 m | 21.4 mi |
| Osborne Hill | N 352° | 113 m | 18.2 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | NNW 328° | 101 m | 10.6 mi |
| Iron Hill | W 261° | 100 m | 10.4 mi |
| Foys Hill | W 259° | 92 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/9666935020
Day trips start here
- New Castle · 0 mi
- Pennsville · 2 mi
- Carneys Point · 6 mi
- Wilmington · 6 mi
- Penns Grove · 7 mi
- Claymont · 11 mi
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