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Great Minquas Path historical marker

Great Minquas Path historical marker from directly overhead

Great Minquas Path historical marker is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rustin Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.94830, -75.59389

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rustin Park: 0.3 mi
  • Academic Quad: 0.4 mi
  • Mosteller Park: 0.5 mi
  • Greenfield Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kathy McBratnie Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 0.4 mi
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 7.0 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 7.1 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Lincoln Biography Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
  • Old Glory: 1.0 mi
  • William Darlington Historical Marker: 1.0 mi
  • G. Raymond Rettew Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
  • Horace Pippin Historical Marker: 1.3 mi
Gardens
  • West End Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Italian Water Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: 6.7 mi
  • Wisteria Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Peony Garden: 6.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
Peaks: 38
  • Osborne Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Harmony Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 7.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 7.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Minquas Path historical marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welsh MountainWNW 304°313 m21.2 mi
Williams HillNNW 327°306 m21.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 335°305 m20.6 mi
Thomas HillNW 326°295 m19.1 mi
BrushNNW 332°288 m21.6 mi
Mount PleasureNNW 330°269 m19.7 mi
Gap HillW 277°252 m21.8 mi
Long MountainNNW 328°241 m23.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544335
Precip in3.63.14.63.83.84.04.44.85.74.83.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3286443377

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