Founder's Hall Museum
Founder's Hall Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Girard Garden at the Berean Institute, a garden 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 8.7 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
All visitors must check in with security upon entering the campus.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.0 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Girard Garden at the Berean Institute: 0.1 mi
- Vaux Garden: 0.3 mi
- Corinthian Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Master Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sanctuary Farm: 0.4 mi
- North Philly Peace Park: 0.3 mi
- Stiles Street Play Lot: 0.4 mi
- Francisville Playground: 0.4 mi
- Ingersoll Park: 0.4 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
- The Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
- Gamekeeper’s Night Dog: 0.6 mi
- Montgomery Street Mural: 0.7 mi
- Symbiosis: 0.7 mi
- Young Meher: 0.7 mi
- Eastern State Penitentiary: 0.4 mi
- Wagner Free Institute of Science: 0.6 mi
- Carpenters Museum: 0.7 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Rodin Museum: 0.8 mi
- Thomas Eakins: 0.6 mi
- Robert Purvis: 0.7 mi
- Joan of Arc: 0.7 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall: 0.8 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.8 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 1.2 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 1.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 1.3 mi
- WildWorks Ropes Course: 1.3 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.3 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.4 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 6.8 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.2 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 7.4 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.4 mi
- Fairmount: 0.8 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.0 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.9 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.2 mi
- Kerr Spring: 23.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.3 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 15.5 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.0 mi
- Darling: 16.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Founder's Hall Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 292° | 188 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 296° | 176 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 16° | 158 m | 24.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 243° | 137 m | 20.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 345° | 136 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 266° | 125 m | 14.9 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 262° | 113 m | 23.4 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 342° | 104 m | 10.6 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6639171231
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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