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Camden County Historical Society

Camden County Historical Society from directly overhead

Camden County Historical Society is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley and Ormond Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 13 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

archive organization in Camden, New Jersey, United States

Dates from 1899.

Wikidata Q30257890, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).

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Coordinates39.93090, -75.09386

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Healing Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Collingswood Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Kendall Court Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Bodine St. Garden: 2.9 mi
Artworks
  • Peace: 1.5 mi
  • Peter Pan: 2.0 mi
  • Hadrosaur: 2.2 mi
  • Apatosaurus: 2.2 mi
  • Hippie Cow: 2.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
Nature reserves
  • Timber Creek Park: 7.0 mi
  • Centennial Arboretum: 7.3 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 7.6 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 8.4 mi
  • Stafford's Woods Disc Golf Course: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 5.1 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 7.4 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Fairmount: 5.2 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Georges Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Blueberry Hill: 10.0 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Washington Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
  • First Beach: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m24.2 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m22.9 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 254°137 m23.5 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 329°136 m11.8 mi
Hunting HillW 276°125 m19.0 mi
Camp HillNNW 338°104 m14.7 mi
Militia HillNNW 330°104 m15.0 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 327°102 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5220:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333542536372777568564638
Precip in3.52.64.43.93.94.65.04.14.34.13.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pennsauken 1N, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/363050774

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