Great Minquas Path historical marker
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. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 5.2 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 8.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Studies: 0.6 mi
- Mt. Bradford Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Harry J. Waite Jr. Nature Area: 2.5 mi
- Susan Groome Harney Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Chester County History Center: 1.1 mi
- Antique Ice Tool Museum: 1.2 mi
- American Helicopter Museum & Education Center: 3.1 mi
- Christian C Sanderson Museum: 5.2 mi
- Brandywine Museum of Art: 5.4 mi
- West Chester Griswolds: 4.8 mi
- Historic Sugartown: 5.8 mi
- Sugartown Strawberries: 5.9 mi
- Longwood Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 7.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 10.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 10.5 mi
- Yellow Spring: 10.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.0 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 17.7 mi
- Darling: 7.3 mi
- Milford Mills: 10.8 mi
- Glenville: 16.5 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 18.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.0 mi
- Millers Point: 20.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.3 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 20.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Mountain | WNW 304° | 313 m | 21.2 mi |
| Williams Hill | NNW 327° | 306 m | 21.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 335° | 305 m | 20.6 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NW 326° | 295 m | 19.1 mi |
| Brush | NNW 332° | 288 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mount Pleasure | NNW 330° | 269 m | 19.7 mi |
| Gap Hill | W 277° | 252 m | 21.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 328° | 241 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3286443377
Day trips start here
- West Chester · 1 mi
- Chadds Ford · 5 mi
- Exton · 6 mi
- Glen Mills · 6 mi
- Downingtown · 7 mi
- Malvern · 7 mi
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