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Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage from directly overhead

Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Humble Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.74136, -75.55025

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Humble Park: 0.1 mi
  • 7th & West Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Jennie M. Weaver Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Compton Park: 0.3 mi
  • East Front Street Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 1.0 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.2 mi
  • The Student: 10.7 mi
  • Vanguard: 10.8 mi
Gardens
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 59
Attractions: 43
Peaks: 23
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 5°188 m23.4 mi
Mount MiseryN 9°176 m24.3 mi
Harmony HillNNW 338°146 m18.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNE 14°137 m6.8 mi
Hunting HillNNE 19°125 m16.0 mi
Egg HillWSW 253°125 m19.4 mi
Osborne HillNNW 347°113 m12.9 mi
Horseshoe HillWNW 300°101 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271767467554536
Precip in3.73.04.64.13.84.75.24.45.14.13.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/426169138

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