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Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History

Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History from directly overhead

Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. High Knob stands 690 m to the west, 19 miles off. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) runs past it.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sullivan County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.61449, -75.05702

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History: 0.0 mi
  • Tusten Veterans Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Public Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River: 3.3 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 9.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 24
  • grassy track continues: 3.3 mi
  • grassy track continues: 3.4 mi
  • rattlesnake, 2018-7-1: 3.7 mi
  • grassy track continues: 4.2 mi
  • grassy track continues: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • Bridge: 9.9 mi
  • Franklin Memorial Wall: 10.1 mi
  • 1969 Woodstock Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Old stone bridge: 16.4 mi
  • Old stone bridge: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 10
  • river access: 4.7 mi
  • Palmyra Township Public Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.9 mi
  • Deer Beach: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Carley Brook Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Wangum Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Fish Cabin Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 18.7 mi
  • High Falls: 21.6 mi
Museums: 7
Gardens: 3
  • Muriel's Garden: 11.3 mi
  • native plant garden: 20.7 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
  • Roscoe: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobW 266°690 m19.4 mi
Salem HillWSW 258°686 m21.1 mi
Lackawanna MountainW 278°677 m22.6 mi
Big Fork MountainN 352°665 m22.0 mi
Revonah HillNE 47°653 m20.7 mi
Grants HillNE 37°642 m19.9 mi
Walnut MountainNE 51°634 m19.1 mi
High KnobS 189°624 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:12
June solstice05:2719:5720:39
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2415:4916:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475866706862503929
Precip in2.62.53.53.83.74.84.44.64.64.83.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milanville, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/808858956

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