Mercer Museum
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Mercer Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Flint Hill stands 308 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Michener Art Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
The Mercer Museum is a museum located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Bucks County Historical Society operates the Mercer Museum, the Research Library, and Fonthill Castle, the former home of the museum's founder, archeologist Henry Chapman Mercer. The museum was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was later included in a National Historic Landmark District along with the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works and Fonthill. These three structures are the only poured-in-place concrete structures built by Mercer.
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Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q15253086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 26.1 mi off the Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Old Mill Overlook · 10 mi
- South Overlook · 10 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 10 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Michener Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- Bucks County Civil War Round Table Museum and Library: 0.3 mi
- James-Lorah Memorial Home: 0.4 mi
- Fonthill Museum: 0.9 mi
- Aldie Mansion: 1.2 mi
- Hillside Park: 0.2 mi
- Historic Society Park: 0.2 mi
- Star Garden Park: 0.2 mi
- Freedom Square: 0.2 mi
- Burpee Park: 0.3 mi
- Doylestown Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.7 mi
- Apiary: 1.9 mi
- Hope Spring: 5.2 mi
- Community Garden: 9.3 mi
- Monument Square: 0.3 mi
- Bucks County Vietnam War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Bucks County Persian Gulf War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Bucks County World War II Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Bucks County Korean War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Pebble Hill: 1.0 mi
- Little Buckingham Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Buckingham Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Plumstead Hill: 4.8 mi
- Solebury Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Hart's Woods Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Jackson Pond Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Jarret Nature Center: 8.0 mi
- Natural Lands Diabase Preserve (Not Open to Public): 8.6 mi
- Horse and Buggy: 1.7 mi
- Sack Race: 1.7 mi
- Our Lady of Czestochowa Statue: 2.5 mi
- Stained Glass Water Tower: 7.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.2 mi
- Tavern 18 century: 3.7 mi
- Solebury Orchards: 7.4 mi
- Cabin Run covered bridge: 8.6 mi
- Tyler Park Equipment Rental: 9.6 mi
- Safety Town: 10.5 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
- Shaded Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Area C: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area B: 15.1 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 9.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 10.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 10.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 11.0 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 0.6 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 21.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 23.2 mi
- High Falls: 10.6 mi
- Gold Run: 17.1 mi
- High Falls: 17.6 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 18.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 19.8 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Mercer Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Hill | NW 323° | 308 m | 19.2 mi |
| Kirchberg | NNW 333° | 305 m | 21.8 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | NNW 339° | 295 m | 13.4 mi |
| Kohlberg | NNW 333° | 294 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 310° | 282 m | 20.7 mi |
| The Lookout | NW 321° | 277 m | 18.1 mi |
| Beverly Hills | NW 310° | 264 m | 20.3 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 307° | 264 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doylestown AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/275094548
Day trips start here
- Doylestown · 0 mi
- Bucks County · 2 mi
- Peddler's Village · 6 mi
- Warminster · 7 mi
- Solebury · 8 mi
- Lansdale · 9 mi
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