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George Read II House

George Read II House from directly overhead

George Read II House is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Read House and Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic house in Delaware, United States

Wikidata Q48834409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1793
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates39.65971, -75.56159

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: 0.3 mi
  • Battery Park: 0.3 mi
  • Van Dyke Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 56
Gardens: 48
Museums: 46
  • Old Sheriff's House: 0.1 mi
  • John M Cleveland Civil War Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Dutch House Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Ticket Office New Castle - Frenchtown Railroad: 0.1 mi
  • New Castle Old Libary Museum: 0.1 mi
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 31
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 5.0 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 7.4 mi
  • The Student: 9.5 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 10.2 mi
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 20.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillNNW 345°146 m23.2 mi
Ebright AzimuthN 10°137 m12.4 mi
Egg HillW 270°125 m17.9 mi
Hunting HillNNE 16°125 m21.5 mi
Osborne HillN 352°113 m18.4 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 329°101 m10.7 mi
Iron HillW 262°100 m10.2 mi
Foys HillW 259°92 m24.0 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/88000768

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