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Dutch House Museum

Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
Dutch House Museum, a museum in DelawareEthelred unraed · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
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Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
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Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
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Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
Voxinferior · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dutch House Museum, a museum in Delaware
Voxinferior · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dutch House Museum is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is New Castle Old Libary Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 3.4 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Dutch House is a late-17th-century house in New Castle in the U.S. state of Delaware. Built during New Castle's colonial period, it is considered one of the oldest houses in the state. The house has been used for various purposes throughout its history, including as a rental property, storehouse, and historic house museum. The Dutch House is currently managed by the New Castle Historical Society.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q55610164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New Castle Historical Society
Step-free access
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.66091, -75.56339

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • First State National Historical Park: 0.1 mi
  • Battery Park: 0.2 mi
  • New Castle Veterans Triangle: 0.2 mi
  • Battery Park: 0.3 mi
  • Van Dyke Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 48
Museums: 46
  • New Castle Old Libary Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Old Sheriff's House: 0.1 mi
  • George Read II House: 0.1 mi
  • John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Ticket Office New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 0.2 mi
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 31
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.9 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.3 mi
  • The Student: 9.4 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.0 mi
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 20.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dutch House Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillNNW 345°146 m23.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthN 11°137 m12.3 mi
Egg HillW 270°125 m17.8 mi
Hunting HillNNE 16°125 m21.5 mi
Osborne HillN 353°113 m18.3 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 329°101 m10.5 mi
Iron HillW 261°100 m10.1 mi
Foys HillW 259°92 m23.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/263989998

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