Limekilns
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
- 0.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 17.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 20.5 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Service & Devotion Monument: 1.3 mi
- Heroes’ Ground: 1.3 mi
- Officer Brad M. Fox Memorial: 2.0 mi
- VFW Post 1074 Monument: 2.3 mi
- Dewees House Marker: 3.1 mi
- Wells Street Open Space - Trail: 1.5 mi
- Dixon Meadow Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Riverbend Environmental Education Center: 2.5 mi
- Simpson Island: 3.1 mi
- Willow Lake Farm: 3.3 mi
- Mary Wood Park House: 2.2 mi
- Historical Society of Montgomery County: 2.9 mi
- Woodmere Art Museum: 3.6 mi
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Visitor Center: 3.7 mi
- The Stoogeum: 5.9 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Conshohocken Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Manatawna Organic Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
- Pennock Flower Garden: 3.5 mi
- Japenese Hill and Water Garden: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Picnic Area 7: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 8.8 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 7.9 mi
- Kerr Spring: 16.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 17.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 18.0 mi
- Monkey Rock: 5.8 mi
- Old Quarry: 24.5 mi
- Washington's Rock: 24.7 mi
- Darling: 17.1 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 18.5 mi
- Milford Mills: 23.8 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 17.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | N 358° | 256 m | 21.0 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 261° | 188 m | 12.2 mi |
| Gabel Hill | NW 308° | 183 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 264° | 176 m | 10.3 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 27° | 174 m | 20.9 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NE 41° | 158 m | 19.3 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 321° | 151 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 290° | 151 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10644928920
Day trips start here
- Blue Bell · 3 mi
- Norristown · 3 mi
- East Norriton · 4 mi
- Fort Washington · 5 mi
- King of Prussia · 5 mi
- Bryn Mawr · 6 mi
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