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William Penn Landing Site

William Penn Landing Site from directly overhead

William Penn Landing Site is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ethel Waters Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 2.0 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84399, -75.36130

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ethel Waters Park: 0.1 mi
  • 7th Street Recreation Park: 0.4 mi
  • McClurg Play ground: 0.4 mi
  • Deshong Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Swarthmore Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Sutton Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Eastwick Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 7.4 mi
  • Diamond Doorway: 7.4 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 7.4 mi
  • Animal's Hideaway: 7.4 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 8.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 25
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Washington Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Deemer's Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNW 334°188 m18.0 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 340°176 m17.9 mi
Harmony HillWNW 300°146 m19.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthW 266°137 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 27°136 m18.1 mi
Hunting HillNNW 330°125 m9.3 mi
Osborne HillWNW 293°113 m14.1 mi
Militia HillNNE 19°104 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5320:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/368991090

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