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Landing site of first manned flight in Western Hemisphere

Landing site of first manned flight in Western Hemisphere from directly overhead

Landing site of first manned flight in Western Hemisphere is a historic site in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Ebright Azimuth stands 137 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Runnemede Lake Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Blue Route passes 13 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.84484, -75.09066
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
  • Museum Of American History at Deptford: 1.7 mi
  • Magnolia Train Station: 3.0 mi
  • Gloucester County Historical Society Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Fairview Historic Society: 4.2 mi
  • Indian King Tavern Museum: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Medal of Honor Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Hadrosaurus (Haddy Dinosaur Statue): 4.7 mi
  • Welcome to Historic Haddonfield: 4.8 mi
Gardens
  • Kendall Court Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Collingswood Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Daly St Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Emily Community Garden: 6.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 56
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 1.7 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 1.9 mi
  • Tall Pines State Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Stafford's Woods Disc Golf Course: 6.6 mi
  • Ceres Park & Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Picnic Grove: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 10.0 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Pine Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Fairmount: 9.6 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 10.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Washington Lake Beach: 7.3 mi
  • First Beach: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Landing site of first manned flight in Western Hemisphere. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ebright AzimuthW 269°137 m22.7 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 339°136 m17.3 mi
Hunting HillWNW 293°125 m20.6 mi
Camp HillNNW 344°104 m20.4 mi
Militia HillNNW 338°104 m20.4 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 337°102 m17.9 mi
Sandy HillNNW 335°101 m21.9 mi
Fort HillNNW 342°88 m20.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5716:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556474797770584739
Precip in3.12.84.03.53.34.04.44.34.43.52.94.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8527706491

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