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Star Gazers' stone

Star Gazers' stone from directly overhead

Star Gazers' stone is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is ChesLen Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Stone placed early in 1764 by Mason and Dixon near present day Embreeville, PA.

Wikidata Q7600726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.93922, -75.73242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Shadyside Park: 1.8 mi
  • Beacon Hill Park: 2.2 mi
  • Broad Run Park: 2.4 mi
  • Unionville Community Park: 3.2 mi
  • Caln Park: 4.1 mi
Museums
Attractions: 59
  • Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 5.5 mi
  • Longwood Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • Sundial: 11.6 mi
  • Sycamore with Cement Core: 11.7 mi
  • Bell: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Hexagonal Schoolhouse: 4.3 mi
  • Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865): 4.6 mi
  • Roger Hunt Mill Ruins: 4.9 mi
  • Downingtown Area Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Jefferis Ford Historical Marker: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Bonsai Courtyard: 5.4 mi
  • Green Wall: 5.4 mi
  • Waterlily Display: 5.4 mi
  • East Conservatory: 5.4 mi
  • Orchid House: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Harmony Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Horseshoe Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 13.4 mi
  • Gap Hill: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 33
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 5.5 mi
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 7.2 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 13.3 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 13.3 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Sulphur Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Magnesium Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Micajah Posey Spring: 18.2 mi
  • West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welsh MountainNW313 m16.1 mi
Williams HillNNW306 m18.6 mi
Chestnut HillN305 m19.4 mi
Thomas HillNNW295 m16.8 mi
BrushN288 m19.9 mi
Silver HillNW283 m20.9 mi
Mount PleasureN269 m17.9 mi
Turkey HillNW255 m20.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544335
Precip in3.63.14.63.83.84.04.44.85.74.83.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/824018580

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