Iron Hill Museum
Iron Hill Museum is a historic site in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Hill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 4.7 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
One-room school in New Castle County, United States of America.
Wikidata Q14685487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 7.7 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 11.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Folk Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Rittenhouse Park: 1.7 mi
- Southgate Garden Apartment Playground: 2.0 mi
- Glasgow Park: 2.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Kershaw Park: 4.0 mi
- William M. Redd, Jr. Park: 5.2 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Chambers House Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 2.5 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3: 2.6 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4: 2.7 mi
- Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 5: 2.8 mi
- Vic Willis: 3.0 mi
- Historical Society of Cecil County: 4.0 mi
- Bellanca Airfield Museum: 9.4 mi
- Upper Bay Museum: 10.4 mi
- John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 10.5 mi
- Old Sheriff's House: 10.5 mi
- Clark Garden: 2.4 mi
- Native Garden: 2.4 mi
- Herbaceous Garden: 2.4 mi
- Lepidoptera Trail, & Successional Woods: 2.4 mi
- Worrilow Garden: 2.5 mi
- Iron Hill: 0.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Grays Hill: 1.8 mi
- Drummond Hill: 6.2 mi
- Egg Hill: 7.7 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 10.0 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 13.1 mi
- Andean Condor: 14.0 mi
- Red Panda: 14.0 mi
- Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 3.2 mi
- Wings of Thought: 3.3 mi
- The Student: 3.7 mi
- Hammering Heart: 4.1 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 12.4 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 9.4 mi
- Roachs Shore: 12.8 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 13.7 mi
- North East Beach Area: 15.6 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 17.9 mi
- Frenchtown: 5.6 mi
- Glenville: 8.4 mi
- Lapidum: 19.9 mi
- Darling: 24.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- White Banks: 16.4 mi
- The Eye: 18.7 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 24.0 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 7.7 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Hill Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Hill | N 10° | 146 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Felix | WSW 258° | 142 m | 20.3 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NE 42° | 137 m | 19.0 mi |
| Goat Hill | WNW 290° | 135 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | W 262° | 134 m | 17.6 mi |
| Egg Hill | WNW 285° | 125 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bald Friar | WNW 282° | 116 m | 24.7 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NNE 22° | 113 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
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 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 95001032OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Iron Hill School No. 112C, reference 95001032, listed 08/18/95.
OpenStreetMap element way/363208968
Day trips start here
- Newark · 3 mi
- Chesapeake City · 8 mi
- Hockessin · 11 mi
- New Castle · 11 mi
- Pennsville · 13 mi
- West Grove · 14 mi
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