Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Allegory of the Water Works, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
History museum and nature center.
The story
municipal waterworks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dates from 1812.
Wikidata Q5430659, matched on coordinates and name (240 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Philadelphia Water Department.
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.8 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allegory of the Water Works: 0.0 mi
- Allegory of the Schuylkill River in its Improved State: 0.0 mi
- Mercury: 0.0 mi
- General Nathanael Greene: 0.1 mi
- General Richard Montgomery: 0.1 mi
- Graff Memorial: 0.0 mi
- William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes: 0.1 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall: 0.1 mi
- Joan of Arc: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.2 mi
- South Garden, Fairmount Water Works: 0.1 mi
- Esplanade: 0.1 mi
- Schuylkill River Park: 0.2 mi
- Bulldog Park: 0.3 mi
- Eakins Oval: 0.3 mi
- Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 0.1 mi
- Mantua Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Summer-Winter Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Corinthian Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- Lemon Hill Mansion: 0.4 mi
- Rodin Museum: 0.6 mi
- Eastern State Penitentiary: 0.6 mi
- Calder Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.2 mi
- WildWorks Ropes Course: 0.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 0.9 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 1.1 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 1.2 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 5.8 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 6.9 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 7.2 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.3 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 2.2 mi
- Fairmount: 0.1 mi
- Lemon Hill: 0.5 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 13.8 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.1 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.1 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 15.3 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 12.6 mi
- Darling: 15.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 294° | 188 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 17.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 243° | 137 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 351° | 136 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 268° | 125 m | 14.1 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 263° | 113 m | 22.6 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 346° | 104 m | 10.9 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 356° | 104 m | 11.2 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/1847081969
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
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