Christian C Sanderson Museum
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Christian C Sanderson Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 51 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandywine Museum of Art, a museum 0.2 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway runs past it. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Christian C. Sanderson Museum, or simply the Sanderson Museum, is a non-profit museum of local historical artifacts in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, located in the Chadds Ford Historic District. The museum is located at 1755 Creek Road (Old Route 100), Chadds Ford, PA 19317. According to a local newspaper, it get about one thousand visitors per year. The museum contains part of the bandage put on President Abraham Lincoln after he was assassinated. The museum also houses the pocket book that Jennie Wade was carrying when she was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, and a number of autographs including those of Sitting Bull, Shirley Temple, Helen Keller, and Basil Rathbone. The Sanderson's archives contain close to 80 letters to Sanderson from Civil War veterans.
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Dates from 1967.
Wikidata Q5109389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 51 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 4.5 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 12.2 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandywine Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Wytth Studio: 0.5 mi
- N.C. Wyeth home: 0.5 mi
- N.C. Wyeth studio: 0.6 mi
- Kuerner Farm house: 0.9 mi
- Brandywine Battlefield Park: 0.8 mi
- Palmer Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- East Pleasant Grove Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Dunvegan Road Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Shenandoah Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Robert B. Gordon Natural Area for Environmental Studies: 4.6 mi
- Mt. Bradford Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Birmingham Friends Meeting House historical marker: 2.3 mi
- Battle of Brandywine: 2.6 mi
- Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865): 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 4.6 mi
- Bell: 3.4 mi
- Longwood Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Sundial: 4.6 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 4.6 mi
- Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 4.6 mi
- Italian Water Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wisteria Garden: 4.3 mi
- Peony Garden: 4.4 mi
- Dogwood Plaza: 4.4 mi
- Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: 4.4 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 4.7 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 5.5 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 8.5 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Osborne Hill: 3.6 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 4.6 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 6.8 mi
- Harmony Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hunting Hill: 9.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.6 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 15.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 15.7 mi
- Yellow Spring: 15.8 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 19.6 mi
- Darling: 6.8 mi
- Glenville: 11.4 mi
- Milford Mills: 15.1 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.1 mi
- Frenchtown: 24.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 19.0 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 15.3 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 22.4 mi
- Monkey Rock: 17.5 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Christian C Sanderson Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Mountain | NW 314° | 313 m | 24.6 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NNW 333° | 295 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Pleasure | NNW 336° | 269 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gap Hill | WNW 290° | 252 m | 23.1 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | NNE 17° | 188 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNE 22° | 176 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sheep Hill | N 350° | 151 m | 23.9 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NNW 329° | 146 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/351849042
Day trips start here
- Chadds Ford · 0 mi
- Glen Mills · 6 mi
- West Chester · 6 mi
- Kennett Square · 7 mi
- Claymont · 8 mi
- Hockessin · 8 mi
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