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Limekilns

Limekilns from directly overhead

Limekilns is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Meeting Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 0.3 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

These mid-1800's limekilns are the remains of an industry that began in the village of Plymouth Meeting in 1688.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10518, -75.28116

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Plymouth Meeting Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gateway Open Space Park at Cold Point: 0.6 mi
  • Plymouth Hills Park: 0.8 mi
  • Harriet Wetherill Park: 1.1 mi
  • McCarthy Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • The Great Beech: 3.0 mi
  • Magnolia Slope: 3.3 mi
  • Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 3.4 mi
  • English Park: 3.4 mi
  • Orange Balustrade: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Two Lines Sculpture: 3.4 mi
  • Buprestid Insulae: 3.7 mi
  • Welcome Home: 3.7 mi
  • George Washington Bust: 4.1 mi
  • Teedyuscung: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Area #3: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 6.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #5: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #6: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 37
  • Lafayette Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Militia Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Fort Hill: 4.0 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 3
  • Monkey Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Old Quarry: 24.5 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillN 358°256 m21.0 mi
Diamond Rock HillW 261°188 m12.2 mi
Gabel HillNW 308°183 m24.4 mi
Mount MiseryW 264°176 m10.3 mi
Plumstead HillNNE 27°174 m20.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNE 41°158 m19.3 mi
Spring MountainNW 321°151 m14.5 mi
Sheep HillWNW 290°151 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536373787669574637
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.24.24.75.04.94.33.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10644928920

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