Johnson House Historic Site
Johnson House Historic Site is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Freedom Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 7.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The John Johnson House (also known as the Johnson House) is a National Historic Landmark in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, significant for its role in the antislavery movement and the Underground Railroad. It is located at 6306 Germantown Avenue and is a contributing property of the Colonial Germantown Historic District, which is also a National Historic Landmark. It is operated today as a museum open to the public.
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Dates from 1768.
Wikidata Q6241947, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.5 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 24 mi
- South Overlook · 24 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 25 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freedom Park: 0.0 mi
- Cliveden National Historic Landmark: 0.3 mi
- Rumph Playground: 0.3 mi
- Morton Playground: 0.4 mi
- Vernon Park: 0.6 mi
- The Concord School House: 0.0 mi
- Wyck Museum: 0.3 mi
- Benjamin Chew House: 0.3 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 0.4 mi
- ACES Museum: 0.5 mi
- Wyck House Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Church Lane Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Harkins Garden: 0.8 mi
- Weaver's Way Co‑op Mort Brooks Memorial Farm: 0.9 mi
- Heritage Plants Garden of the Francis Cope House: 0.9 mi
- Pastorious Monument: 0.5 mi
- Battle of Germantown Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Market Square War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Henry Howard Houston Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Barn Site: 0.9 mi
- Sun Ra Mosaic: 0.5 mi
- John Wister Statue: 0.6 mi
- Children at Play: 1.0 mi
- Toleration Statue: 1.1 mi
- Ram Statue: 1.6 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 2.7 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 2.8 mi
- Springhouse: 3.6 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 3.6 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 3.3 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 3.8 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 3.5 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lemon Hill: 4.9 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 1.2 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.1 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.5 mi
- Kerr Spring: 18.8 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.6 mi
- Monkey Rock: 10.7 mi
- Old Quarry: 24.5 mi
- Washington's Rock: 24.8 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 20.1 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
- Darling: 18.1 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
- Gold Run: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson House Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 278° | 188 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 282° | 176 m | 15.8 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | N 11° | 174 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 21° | 158 m | 20.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 317° | 151 m | 21.2 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 38° | 143 m | 24.5 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 28° | 142 m | 22.9 mi |
| Goat Hill | NNE 32° | 138 m | 24.5 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5429763941
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
- Elkins Park · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 4 mi
- Jenkintown · 5 mi
- Narberth · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 5 mi
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