Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial
Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gen. John Clifford Pemberton Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 7.9 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.1 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Strawberry Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Woodford Mansion: 0.3 mi
- Laurel Hill Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Ormiston Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.1 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Playground: 0.3 mi
- Napa Street Playground: 0.4 mi
- Chalmers Park: 0.6 mi
- Inn Yard Park: 0.8 mi
- Ford Road North Playground: 0.9 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 0.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 0.5 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 1.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 1.6 mi
- John Coltrane Mural: 0.9 mi
- General Ulysses S. Grant: 1.2 mi
- Playing Angels: 1.3 mi
- Saint George and the Dragon: 1.3 mi
- Alexander von Humboldt: 1.3 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 1.5 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 4.8 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 5.2 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 5.4 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 5.7 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- East Falls Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 1.0 mi
- Brewerytown Garden: 1.6 mi
- Sanctuary Farm: 1.6 mi
- Gen. John Clifford Pemberton Memorial: 0.0 mi
- William J. Mullen Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Charles E. Vansant Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Mary Anna Longstreth Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Charles Brockden Brown Monument: 0.2 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fairmount: 2.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 6.1 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 1.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.3 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.0 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.8 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 11.2 mi
- Darling: 16.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 288° | 188 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 293° | 176 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 20° | 158 m | 23.4 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 323° | 151 m | 23.3 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 237° | 137 m | 20.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 351° | 136 m | 5.6 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 31° | 129 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 259° | 125 m | 14.0 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4318309917
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
- Philadelphia · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
- Narberth · 4 mi
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