Benjamin Chew House
Benjamin Chew House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 102 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliveden National Historic Landmark, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 6.8 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic mansion built for Benjamin Chew in Germantown, Philadelphia
Wikidata Q5134709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 15.54 m
- Elevation
- 102 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.5 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 24 mi
- South Overlook · 24 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 24 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cliveden National Historic Landmark: 0.0 mi
- Rumph Playground: 0.1 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.3 mi
- Cliveden Park: 0.4 mi
- Morton Playground: 0.6 mi
- The Concord School House: 0.2 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Wyck Museum: 0.5 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 0.6 mi
- ACES Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wyck House Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Weaver's Way Co‑op Mort Brooks Memorial Farm: 0.6 mi
- High Point Farm: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Plants Garden of the Francis Cope House: 0.7 mi
- Awbury Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Barn Site: 0.7 mi
- Spring House Site: 0.8 mi
- Pastorious Monument: 0.8 mi
- Battle of Germantown Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Market Square War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Sun Ra Mosaic: 0.8 mi
- John Wister Statue: 0.8 mi
- Children at Play: 1.2 mi
- Toleration Statue: 1.3 mi
- Fingerspan: 1.6 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 3.0 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 3.0 mi
- Springhouse: 3.3 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 3.4 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 3.2 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 3.8 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.3 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.9 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 5.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 1.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.3 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.4 mi
- Kerr Spring: 18.5 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 10.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 24.3 mi
- Washington's Rock: 24.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 20.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Darling: 18.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 21.7 mi
- Gold Run: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Benjamin Chew House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 277° | 188 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 281° | 176 m | 15.8 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | N 11° | 174 m | 23.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 22° | 158 m | 20.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 317° | 151 m | 21.0 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 38° | 143 m | 24.3 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 28° | 142 m | 22.7 mi |
| Goat Hill | NNE 32° | 138 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/769183305
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
- Elkins Park · 4 mi
- Jenkintown · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 4 mi
- Narberth · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 5 mi
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